Judy, that's too funny: I just had the same experience! Earlier this year I binged on summer blooming bulbs for my new community garden plots. Eucomis were ordered from several sources. One lot looked a bit dry and so I soaked them and then put them aside to re-hydrate. They didn't seem to be responding, so I didn't plant them right away. Then "something" happened and I lost track of them. For two weeks I tore the house up looking for them - without luck. The other day I moved some thick mats of a tomato sometimes called Solanum pimpinellifolium and guess what was under that mat: three pots with emerging Eucomis foliage. I think these are the cultivar 'Katie'. Eucomis 'Aloha Leia' came from the same source and these were sprouting when unpacked. They began to bloom maybe a month ago: I was surprised to see how small and prolific they are. This one's a keeper for me. Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, 39.021954º North, 77.052102º West, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ <http://www.jimmckenney.com/> BLOG! http://mcwort.blogspot.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org /<http://www.pvcnargs.org/> Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ <http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/>