Hamish and Diane, On Fri, 16 May 2003 12:21:37 +0100, Hamish Sloan wrote: >Mark Wilcox mentions his "N. >sarniensis 'Eos' " as surviving the Washington DC winter outside. My impression is that the plant would be evergreen here if its leaves weren't killed back to the ground by frost. As far as bloom, it bloomed a few months after initial planting, in fall. It skipped blooming the next year. Last year it bloomed again. So a 1- to 2-year lag from bud formation to flowering sounds right. Skipping a year of bloom at that point would seem to indicate a reaction to its having been disturbed the previous year. Since I really didn't expect it to survive winters here, it's been a delightful recurring surprise. I find its flowers superior to, and certainly larger than, any of the other Nerines I grow. Mark Wilcox Washington, DC