Hello Andrew, Pancratium maritimum will be difficult if not impossible to grow well in pots. In their native habitat the large bulbs grow deeply in pure sand on the beach out of reach of the high tides. I doubt that seedlings will reach flowering size in a pot in a reasonable time. I do not know how adaptable they are to John Innes compost but my own trial in pure sand many years ago in my former greenhouse has failed after several years of dwindling bulbs. You say that your plants are indoors in winter. Wild plants receive a lot of light in high intensity, they always grow in full sun in often white sand and are never shaded by other plants. The foliage of mature plants is quite substantial. Maybe indoors is too dark? So maybe maximum light, regular fertilizer and not too dry during growth may help..... but I am pessimistic..... sorry. Where in the UK do you live? Do you get a lot of frost? Maybe the best option would be to grow them in a sheltered sunny border in open ground? Here in Portugal the plants do not freeze and I do not know how much frost the foliage can take without damage but it might be worth a trial with some removable fleece in cold spells. Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…