Hi, Not too long ago Ina asked about how to care for her Cyrtanthus plants and a number of us responded that it depended on the species. This spring my Cyrtanthus falcatus bloomed for the first time. The plants were dormant with no leaves showing and I had moved them under a bench in my unheated greenhouse where they wouldn't be watered . I was thrilled in February to see what looked like a bud appearing. Indeed that was what it was and the leaves appeared later. This is my third time trying to grow this plant. The first time a friend shared one with me. The second time I purchased one from a reputable source. Both of those were bulbs and although they looked fine when I got them, neither survived over the long haul. Then I got seeds from Rhoda and Cameron McMaster and sowed them January 2005 so that's awhile ago. The flower didn't look at all like what I expected and was very different from the photo taken by Rob Hamilton that we had on the wiki but now that I've seen so many bulbs blooming in the wild I understand the great diversity that is possible when you grow plants from seed. I've added a photo of my flower to the wiki and a photograph of one grown by Alan Horstmann in South Africa and leaves of large bulbs we saw in the bulb house at Kirstenbosch. <http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/…> Mary Sue