In a message dated 12/26/2005 11:01:23 AM Central Standard Time, Jim Shields writes: > I planted them outdoors in three spots, > and in two of the three, they survive and bloom right here to this day, > outdoors, in the ground, in cold and snowy central Indiana Hi Jim Shields, and Gang, Does anyone know if L. radiata needs a bit of winter chill to bloom? The sure bloom heavily here in zone 9a, but I'm going to send a few to an email gardening friend in a tropical climate. I doubt they will ever experience anything below 40-50 F. Cordially, Conroe Joe