My plant did not return the 2012-13 growing season, nor 13-14. I was sad, partly because it is such a beautiful flower, and partly because this was one of the first bulbs I raised from seed in the late 1990s. It was the sole survivor of its cohort. I use a fully mineral potting mix, and I have no problems with rot, ever. So, I have no qualms about reusing mix. In the spring of 2014 I emptied the Hesperantha container and looked through it for signs of a corm. I saw none. I reused the soil in a batch of seedling containers. This season, an identified mature bulb grew in a seedling container. I have not grown enough bulbs to recognize most genera by their foliage. The unknown fattened its base, then pushed up a flower spike. By Friday, it was clear to me what it was, because just the petal tips emerged with their characteristic blackish brown sheen. The first flower opened Saturday afternoon. It was my H. vaginata. The black spots are variable in this species, and individual plants can be identified from year to year by the black patterning. The other seedlings never sprouted. Leo Martin Zone ? Phoenix Arizona USA