Jim, I have one Hymenocallis liriosme growing outdoors in the ground, but very carefully sited: about three feet from the south wall of my greenhouse. It was in bloom when we returned from a two-week vacation yesterday. It has been there for several years now. Jim Shields in Westfield, Indiana, USDA cold zone 5 At 08:31 AM 6/13/2009 -0400, Jim McKenney wrote: >The first flowers of the year of Hymenocallis liriosme opened early last >evening. > >This is grown as a pot plant here, brought in for the winter (but I'm sure >it would survive outside if carefully sited). ......... ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA