I wish Drimia would grow here in Massachusetts, but it won't, so I grow Actaea racemosa, bugbane, instead. It makes quite a similar garden statement, 7 feet high, lots of long white feathery wands that last a long time. It isn't a bulb, but it has large impressive roots, giving it the name snakeroot. It has lots of other names, bugbane, cohosh, etc. I suppose we could call it False Drimia. it grows happily here in zone 5 and even zone 4. Grows in shade, grows in sun, self-seeds, grows in good soil and crummy soil. I never water it, fertilize it, or spray it. It is meant to repel bedbugs, and perhaps it does, as we don't have any. Wish it would repel politicians and robo-calls. Drimia has certain advantages. It is a potent rat poison (cardiac glycosides,) and if you hang it in your doorway, it repels evil spirits. Unclear whether False Drimia would do the same thing. Jane Sargent _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…