Dear All, Especially thank you Ernie, Monica, Brian and Nhu for all the advice you gave me on Albucas. This is exactly what makes it worthwile being a member of the PBS. I am most grateful for the information about the other species which might fall into my search criteria which are not listed in this SX5. I ordered seed of A. pulchra from the SX and am curious what it will do with me. Albuca shawii/tenuifolia has been with me for a long time and is one of my favourites, if only it were taller.... We had a discussion about its hardiness in the past and I tried it in the open garden but failed. I think winters in continental USA are much different from our unpredictable maritime winters in north western Europe. I might try again in a different place as there are even self sown seedling popping up. But it is not a weed. I donated seed of a tall white summer blooming Albuca with bright green evergreen leaves. It cannot be A. nelsonii if nelsonii has hanging flowers, mine has upright flowers. I also had a potful of A. tenuifolia raised from seed as A. aurea. It is evergreen, the leaves are always brown and a little ugly at the tips and it flowers in late spring with me, still needs to be under glass at this time of the year and that makes it less suitable for my condition. It has flowered every spring and set many seeds. I gave the pot to a scientist who was interested in them. I also "grow" A. clanwilliami-gloria..... well.... sometimes. There must be about 10 bulbs in the pot, this year a record breaking numer of 3 of them are growing, the others remain in eternal dormancy until many El-Nino-droughts are over. A good dose of water in September seems to have helped. I once had a flower, yes, it is yellow and yes it is summer flowering.... but without leaves.... and the inflorescence is so tall and lanky that it needs to sit between some other plants. I understand it grows between Restios from which it gets the necessary support. Not quite my "ideal Albuca".... Bye for today Uli