Dear All; I am glad we are having a mini-round of comments on Helicodideros, a monotypic Mediterranean Aroid. I got a couple small tubers and grew them in a large pot for a few years as follows: Wintered in a frost free, but cool greenhouse. Summers outdoors in full sun and hot and dry after the foliage goes dormant in mid-summer. It first bloomed last year. Altough I could only detect a slight unpleasant odor, others were appalled. The flower is most amazing in structure as Angelo has shown, but he does not do justice to incredibly convoluted leaves. Like a bizarre origami project, the leaves are a 3 dimensional array or points, horns and surfaces. Definitely worth growing for the foliage alone. I have tried growing in outdoors here, but it has never proven hardy, unlike the closely related Dracunculus vulgaris which is coming up outdoors right now. Helicodiceros is coming up in the cold greenhouse and when the last chance of frost is over it will come out into full sun. It relishes ample water as it is growing, but dry later. This is a plant that was something of a challenge to obtain, but I have been fortunate to find the right growing conditions and spread a few propagules around. I'd love to grow it in a slightly milder climate outdoors. Best Jim W. ps to Leo. My plant has never had foliage during the winter -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 E-fax 419-781-8594 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +