Thank you again Marek! I had not realised that Turkmenistan was so mild in winter. It expains why other bulbs from there suffer from very cold spells in winter here. Peter (UK) On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:33 PM, <mwalnik@wodip.opole.pl> wrote: I have found a little bit of information on Ixiolirion kolpakowskianum > Flowering time Mai to June. Requires protection against frost in winter. > The plant comes from Turkmenistan, from 1500 m elevations. > <http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php><http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/> >