I was at the store the other day looking at the grocery store phals. Yes I bought two. They were so cheap I couldn't help it and they were really nice. Anyway, there was another woman standing beside me and she was complaining that she had bought lots over the years but they never bloomed for her. I gave her some advise but then she dropped on me that she uses ice cubes to water because that's what the instructions said. I tried to discourage her from this practice but she was adamant. Oh well so be it on her head. My conservatory is full of blooms and not an ice cube in sight.