Sorry, I hit the send button by mistake in the previous message. Mary Sue, the Rhodohypoxis would definitely need extra water in the summer in your climate. They do very well for us, both in pots summered outside with a tray under each pot, and in the garden, unprotected, with our very wet winters (45" ave.) and dry summers. We do, however, water them in the summer in the garden. When we have seen them in Lesotho on Sani Pass, they were growing on a rock substrate with very a thin layer of blackish, peaty soil in water, both flowing and what looked to be very shallow pools, so they were VERY wet while in growth. Why they survive a wet winter, unprotected, I have no idea since it gets so dry in habitat that they have fire danger in the winter in the grasslands. Ernie O'Byrne Northwest Garden Nursery 86813 Central Road Eugene, ORegon 97402 USA USDA Z. 7B -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Mary Sue Ittner Sent: Friday, March 03, 2006 7:50 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Rhodohypoxis Hi all, I planted out Rhodohypoxis too in my California garden, but it did not survive. It was either too wet in winter or too dry in summer for it. <SNIP>