Hi Dylan, > ...I had similar experience with C. variabile years ago. > Seedlings were never happy at any time of year and did > not "jump" in winter with cool nights and short days, > in spite of the climate in their place of origin being > similar to that of Los Angeles. They grow well here in Arizona during fall-winter-spring but only with lots of root room. I doubt they would bloom in a container small enough for anybody to move without power equipment. They are evergreen if kept watered year round. At first I sprouted them, then planted into 3.25" / 8cm plastic containers. They would make a leaf or two and stop growing. Then I started moving new sprouts to 1 gallon / 3.7l nursery containers. They grow a little more, to perhaps golf ball size, then stop growing. At this point I put some in a 24" / 61cm diameter and deep container. They grew a little more and stopped growing. I also tried setting the containers in my pond. This didn't change things at all. I haven't tried them in the ground yet because I don't have a dog-proof area now. Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA