Hello Leo, Concerning your question about the donated bulbili: Yes, the two donations BX 440-2 and BX 412-26 are bulbils from the same plant. I got it from John Lavranos in 2014 and checked the label: it says Cyrthanthus spec. (or Strumaria) not collected by John Lavranos. I remember that he told me it was collected by somebody else but I would have put the collector on the label if John would have told me. So I assume he did not remember. The plants were pot grown and had impressive bulbs above ground with lots of bulbili, mine by now are almost the same size as his were. They have not flowered with him neither with me so the identity of this bulb could not be clarified up to now. I dropped the Strumaria info because I showed my plant to several knowledgeable friends who all agreed it is not Strumaria but Cyrtanthus by the looks of the whole plant. Sorry I cannot help any further... The plant has been evergreen with me so far and requires water all year. If it does not get enough water the fleshy bulbs go soft and start to wrinkle and I have a feeling that this is not what they want. if they are watered again the bulb becomes firm again very quickly. Right now it looks as if it wants to lose most of its leaves if not all of them which would be a novelty. But it has moved with me to Portugal and has spent the winter outside in its pot in half shade. Maybe it adapts to a new growth rhythm here? When I got if from John in April 2014 it was in leaf. I know that some Cyrtanthus only flower after fire. But fortunately my new garden has been spared from that natural event so far.... and I have not dared to let a controlled fire run over it so far. But on the other hand I cannot really imagine a very fleshy bulb sitting above ground being happy in a fire. Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…