My experience says keep them quite cool and give them as much light as possible. But I have never tried to grow them outdoors - only under growlights - and 16 hours of that light is not enough to keep most of them from falling over. Dell -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jim McKenney Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2006 5:01 PM To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' Subject: [pbs] Lachenalia culture I'm a relative newbie with Lachenalia; the present collection dates from the autumn of 2005. The plants have grown well, and some are now showing an inflorescence. They are still outside. I've been keeping them as cool as possible because I don't want to lose the inflorescence. Now that the inflorescence is visible, is it safe to bring them into warmth (room temperature)? Last year I went to the other extreme and left them outside far too long - they actually froze one night, but many went on to bloom anyway. One way or the other, they'll have to come in soon. Do I have to keep them cool? Jim McKenney jimmckenney@jimmckenney.com Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7 My Virtual Maryland Garden http://www.jimmckenney.com/ Webmaster Potomac Valley Chapter, NARGS Editor PVC Bulletin http://www.pvcnargs.org/ Webmaster Potomac Lily Society http://www.potomaclilysociety.org/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php