My Nerine filifolia bloomed much earlier. It usually made lots of seed. But I am learning that the screen house, designed to keep out pesky scrub jays, also keeps out some pollinators even though the mesh is 1" wide. The past few years I have watered these through the summer and they seem to grow more leaves and bloom more as an evergreen than when I used to let them go dormant in summer. One curious feature of mine is the leaves turn brown at the ends but keep pushing out new green length. I give them a hair cut to keep the pot looking nice. Last year I sowed some of the seed carefully instead of just tossing it on top of the same pot. Each seed only made 2 leaves but they stayed green all through the summer, with water. Some of my Nerine bowdenii seeds are beginning to ripen now. And some are still blooming strong despite recent light frost. Gastil Santa Barbara where we still have not had more than 0.05" of rain since May. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>