>Out walking where I live now I have seen in wild habitats Amaryllis >belladonna, Watsonia meriana and others, Chasmanthe floribunda, >Allium triquetrum, Sparaxis sp. Ixia sp., Romulea rosea, >Zantedeschia aethiopica, Oxalis pes-caprae and Oxalis corniculata, >Crocosmia xcrocosmiiflora. Are these spreading naturally or with human help? It's hard to understand how some seeds can spread unless they are "shooters" like Amaryllis or Broom, air floaters like fireweed, or aquatic floaters like coconuts and water iris. People dig up plants, like Crocosmia or bluebells, that have spread too much in their gardens and throw them onto a nearby area that no one owns. It may be the last empty lot in a suburban area, or across the road in a rural one. Sometimes the bulbs are not deliberately thrown away, but not noticed among the weeds being thrown onto the waste area. There are also people who want to beautify the countryside and toss seeds and bulbs. I heard of a man who was dying and had his daughter drive him around so he could toss foxglove seeds. -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil