On 22 Nov 2012, at 7:13, Shmuel Silinsky wrote: > 2) Any way to propagate this bulb besides seed? After many years of > watching this plant bloom in situ, I have never seen it set seed. Have you tried hand pollinating it? If it was a single bulb growing in isolation, there may not have been any pollinators (usually insects) around. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Z. 7-8, cool Mediterranean climate