Thanks for the advice. Most of my gardening is by trial and error. When I received the Gloriosa bulbs last year I had no clue which end was up, so potted on their side. I did provide a stake for their climb but they still preferred clutching the neighboring plants. I have them now in a bag of moist compost, waiting and watching for shoots and/or roots before planting right end up. This year I dug up all my Hippeastrums from my garden and potted them. In the garden I could not keep them from sinking too deep, and they were being run over by rampant Euphorbia. I have never heard of Sandersonias but will look them up. Our daughter and husband leave next week for their yearly six weeks in NZ where they fish and enjoy their friends. Al

did a search on ebay for gloriosa plantii, and got a hit. If the link below doesn't work, just do that search. Here is a link that might be useful: ebay search

DeeDs1 and squirrelspur. Thanks for the info. Some lovely pics here but some name confusion: http://www.cactuskalimpong.com/bulbs.html Yellow: :ÂLemon drops and Lutea http://www.cactuskalimpong.com/gloriosa.html( http://www.cactuskalimpong.com/gloriosa.html): :Rothschildiana Âdwarf ÂEnchantre ÂFlame ÂSuntset sky http://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=de&u=http://www.schues-nordstroem.de/gloriosa.htm&prev=/search%3Fq%3Dgloriosa%2Bsuperba%2B%2527plantii%2527%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2004-52,GGLD:en :Yellow: Synonymously: Gloriosa simplex L; Gloriosa plantii Loud.; Gloriosa virescens Lind. ?????lutea??? http://images.google.com/images?q=Gloriosa+superba&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&sa=N&tab=wi :Gallery pics of G. Superba Very different, all under ÂsuperbaÂ! http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/consumer/factsheets/vines/gloriosa.html: :Superba  Rothschildiana???

These have been added to my trade list today: Albizia lebbeck (woman's tongue) Alpinia zerumbet (shell ginger) Bauhinia rufescens Bixa orellana (Annato) Cassia ligustrina (privet senna) Clitoria terneata (butterfly pea) Datura inoxia (Hindu datura) Digitalis purpurea "Suttons apricot" (foxglove) Gloriosa superba "Rothschildiana" (gloriosa lily) Hemeracallis, hybrid of "Lavender Arrowhead" (daylily) Ipomoea hederacea Ipomoea hederifolia Ipomoea Quamoclit (cardinal climber) Koelreuteria paniculata (golden rain tree) Matthiola incana (garden stock) Murraya paniculata (orange jasmin) Musa velutina (ornamental banana) Papaver orientale (oriental poppy) Pavonia lasiopetala (rock rosemallow) Pelargonium zonale "Pinto salmon" Posoqueria latifolia (needle flower tree) Rhus typhina (Staghorn sumac) Salvia coccinea "Coral nymph" Stephanotus floribunda (madagascar jasmine) Tecoma stans (yellow bells) Herbs: Ocimum americanum (lemon basil) Ocimum basilicum "cinnamon" Ocimum basilicum "Siam Queen (Thai basil) Veggies: Carrot "Lobberichter gele" (Dutch heirloom) Green cabbage "Shetland" Kohlrabi Leek "American flag" Lettuce "Limestone bibb" Okra "Spineless clemson" Fruits: Hylocereus polyrhizus (dragonfruit) If you're interested, please send an e-mail to tuin.kabouter@live.nl