Diana, The flat end goes up. Solida section Corydalis always initiate a growth point around this time of year and it will make a few millimeters growth then stop there until it really starts extending in early spring. Number of growth points = number of shoots = number of new bulbs if all goes well with next seasons growth - they renew annually. The pointy bit is where the roots come from, although it may not look like it! J. Dr John T Lonsdale, 407 Edgewood Drive, Exton, Pennsylvania 19341, USA Home: 610 594 9232 Cell: 484 678 9856 Fax: 801 327 1266 Visit "Edgewood" - The Lonsdale Garden at http://www.edgewoodgardens.net/ USDA Zone 6b -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Diane Whitehead Sent: Saturday, August 30, 2003 11:07 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Corydalis solida - which end up? I've grown Corydalis solida for years, but never planted the bare bulbs before. I was all set to plant a batch of Corydalis solida that I just received from Janis Ruksans. I was going to plant the sort-of-pointy end up. However, the other end of each bulb has a small yellowish-green bit emerging. It looks like they may be green if they are in the light. So should that flatter end be up? -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool Mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php