Last month, I went into W*M to buy an inexpensive digital camera for my daughter, and I asked the person working the camera counter which additional memory chip to get to replace the worthless one that comes with all new digital cameras. She assured me that such-n-such was what I needed, so I bought one for $85.00, payed for everything, and went home. Opened up the box, saw that the extra chip was the wrong kind, so drove back in, went to the appropriate returns desk, gave the receipt and the unopened package, and went and exchanged it for the right one. I was held up by the store door man - 'security' guy, some poor geezer well into his 80's with a cane, for 30 minutes while they checked to see if I had pulled a switcheroo. I think he was more annoyed than I was, and offered me a chair. Anyway, reason to add to the thread is I read of a new t-shirt on the market, something about "Every time you shop at Walmart, God kills a kitten"

1. Did you loose the ID tag? If so, do you have any idea what the tag may have said (like, even something close)? 2. If it's a tree, why do you have it in a flowerpot inside? 3. What type of soil is that? It looks to be pure peat or something like that. That can't be good for drainage. 4. What are stocks (as in the case of "It had like 12 stocks")?

Here's some info on growing LOV indoors. Scroll down the page... "Q. I live in southern california and have been looking for "lily of the valley" flowers for quite a few years. are they unable to grow in this area? your website says they flourish in zone 4, however i have no idea where that is. they are my mothers favorite flower and i really wanted to plant some in her flower garden.... please let me know if it is possible to grow them in this area. A: Hello from Muskoka, Canada. Zone 4 is down to -25 in the winter. The only way you can grow lilies in the valley in your area is to treat them like we do dahlia in the winter. You will have to dig them up and store them in your refrigerator for the winter months Nov. - April. This will give your plants a chance to rest and get ready to bloom in the spring. If you have a cold storage area you could keep them potted and just store the whole pot. This will speed the flowering process and make them less messy." /tricia Here is a link that might be useful: LOV

Robbie, When you prune it's normal for the stem to die back to the next bud where the new apex will start growing. Nothing in your photo really raises an alarm from what I can see. There will be buds starting to swell soon along the top of the stem. Depending on location, time of year, amount of sun, etc etc you might see buds in another week. Might take a little longer since they are indoors. randy