Hi True, Just sending this down...I see you found the Bulb Exchange page. Sue

Hi there I sent ou am email. Sherri

Hiya Barbie. Do I have anything on my list that you might want in exchange? I also have some of the red shield hibiscus plants, but I don't put them on the list due to the heat.

grans, if you ever come up raleigh way i can give you some. otherwise, the best way to get them is to make note where you see them blooming in the fall (little late now, unless you recall where you saw them 2 weeks ago). then, the best time to transplant them is in the late spring/early summer after the leaves have gone dormant. they are strange- they are summer dormant, with leaves all winter, flowers in fall before the leaves emerge. they are a wonderful passalong plant, and if you find someone with lots, they'll no doubt share a few. you can buy them., but they are surprisingly expensive given how well they multiply when they're happy. they're very adaptable, and do well in anything from full sun to part shade, quite moist to quite dry, and pure red clay through loamy soil (not sure about sand, since i don't have it myself, but have heard they do well at the coast, so i'd assume sand is ok). the reason they are called hurricane lilies is it takes a heavy rain in fall to make them come up. i have a couple in my ditch that somehow distinguish the water that runs through (in wetter years) from that heavy fall rain, and bloom with the others. overall, great plants! ok- sorry- i read back over the posts after i typed this all up and saw i said most of this earlier. well, it's down here now for conveniences' sake :)