Thank you Angelo. Looking at the South African Wiki, it looks most like the Romulea Rosea. Nothing is said in the Wiki about if it goes dormant at all. Thank you for the response on this. It is a new one on me. Ina Auckland, New Zealand Where fireworks are being let off all round the place. Not my favourite night. On 5/11/2011 9:20 p.m., ang.por@alice.it wrote: > It's not Romulea ramiflora at all, it's a South African Romulea ( amoena, eximia, komsbergensis group) > > Angelo Porcelli