Dear Brian, I am growing Gloriosa, Sandersonia, and Littonia in large containers in my greenhouse as they seem to appreciate the extra warmth. I tried Gloriosa on my deck last year as an experiment and the wind, cool nights and sometimes day temperatures were not to its liking. I didn't get all my supports up in every pot for these three this year and they have been twining together in the most amazing pattern and seem quite happy. As for Sandersonia, Rachel said it is prone to illness so it is good to dust it before you replant it. This year I gave mine the peroxide soak and it came up looking really good. I first got mine from the IBS BX courtesy of Dirk Wallace and Dell's pleas since they were more available that requested. Am I glad since it is a wonderful plant. I grew it the first time inside in my bathroom since it was changing hemispheres and too cool outside and it was just fine. I believe with this plant you can manipulate when you grow it as the growth must be determined by when you water it. I started my second pot several months after the first since I really love it and wanted to have it in bloom for a longer period and that has worked. I understand someone sells it at a friend's Farmer's Market in the fall as a harvest flower so obviously they have figured out that you can grow it outside its natural time to grow. I concur with Alberto about warmth for these three plants. Mine are quite happy in my greenhouse where it can be very warm in summer. So here is the second Sandersonia pot which is now blooming. We have Gloriosa and Littonia pictures already on the wiki, but not Sandersonia so I uploaded this picture late July, but haven't gotten around to putting it on a page. Photo taken by Bob in the greenhouse. http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/files/… Mary Sue Mary Sue Ittner California's North Coast Wet mild winters with occasional frost Dry mild summers
