> Yours is in full sun, or does it get any shade during the day? Dear Susan and all, I now have a half dozen plants on a west facing slope so it gets the hottest sun of the day. It has some small trees to the east so it doesn't get full sun until late morning. Then it is full hot sun. what do muscivores eat? flies? or am i totally misunderstanding the specific epithet? On the PBS wiki, it explains how Helicodiceros 'eats' flies: as part of it's pollination behavior. On the first day of bloom the flower attracts more flies than anyone would imagine are 'out' this time of year. The tail like spadix is covered in all manner of flies and they eagerly crawl into the hole to get trapped (eaten?) in the bulbous spathe base. Of course it doesn't really 'eat' them, but some do perish in the enclosed space. I'll probably offer some tubers to the BX later in the year. Try it..... if yo dare. best Jim -- 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 +