Dear PBSers, Today my Dead Horse Arum started to bloom out doors on a sunny west facing slope. Helicodiceros muscivorous is a Mediterranean native that for all intents should not be hardy in my climate. See http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… I have grown and bloomed it in a large pot, kept frost free for years. It makes a lot of extra tubers many of them shared here. About 5 years ago I planted one in the garden as described above and it survived. It has continued to survive and get bigger. This past winter we got to -12 F and had many days below freezing. This is its first bloom outdoors and on the first day the smell is indeed 'vivid' comparing to its name sake. The last couple of years I have moved a few more tubers to the garden and all of them have survived. Perhaps I have an extra hardy strain, but I suspect it is far more tolerant that many might suggest. Not for the faint of heart or for mass planting near the house. Mine is a couple hundred feet from my back door and 'safe'. Jiust wanted to share this unusual bloom for my climate. Best Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +