Brings back good memories. This was one of the few native bulbs on the ranch I grew up on in southwestern Texas. Interesting how your comment about fragrance brought memories of the scent back. On the ranch they bloomed after a rain but in a wetter climate there may be other triggers for flowering. I don't think it would be hardy here but I may have to give it a try. Boyce Tankersley Northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois On Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 9:43 PM, Ina <klazina@orcon.net.nz> wrote: > It has taken some years to have enough of an increase in these bulbs to > become a patch of flowers. Then a couple of nights ago I happened to go > past them after dark. It was a wind-still evening and the scent from > the Z. drummondii was just amazing. And the white of the flowers almost > glowed in the dark. > > It was the first time I had that experience since planting the seed in > 2008. And the scent was still there the following morning. Now I see > what is meant by them being night flowering. As the flowers are open > during day and night for some days, it had not been so noticeable. > > -- > Ina Crossley > Auckland New Zealand Zone 10 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >