By "winter-grower", Mathew means it behaves as a Mediterranean species -- with most growth (above and below ground) occurring from fall through spring. Crinum lineare flowers from early to late summer in the wild; C. variabile from summer to late autumn. This according to Goldblatt et. al. Plants are evergreen in the wild. C. variabile occurs in streambeds in the NW Cape, a region that is almost desert-like in places. C. lineare is a coastal SE Cape native (occurring in sand), where the climate is relatively moist compared to the NW. All of you may already know all of this, but it's interesting to note the differences in habitats. Russell At 03:27 PM 7/5/2013, you wrote: >This may well be true for best growth of Crinum lineare, but C. variabile >is an opportunistic grower, and grows outdoors in the ground here in >Indiana is summer, blooms in August-September, and is dormant in >winter. Opportunistic, not winter-growing. Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106 http://www.odysseybulbs.com/ http://www.facebook.com/odysseybulbs/