Jim, Really good growers with absolute perfect growing conditions can make a Worsleya bloom in 4 years. Dale Guthrie in South Africa is can make this happen. Nhu Berkeley, CA --- http://www.flickr.com/photos/xerantheum/ On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 10:02 AM, Jim McKenney <jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com>wrote: > Eighteen years to bloom? That reminds me of the Davidia in my garden > (blooming now) - it took seventeen years for it to bloom and it has gotten > better every year since. My Worsleya are now three years old; let's see, > eighteen minus three...I might not live that long. >