Jim, After about 5-6 yrs of Growing several spp of these, about a dozen bloom each year here in florida, where the soil is sand. I'd have to go out to look at which ones, but L. pallida, L.orchidoides varieties, L. reflexa, L. rubida, come to mind...Funny some African things do fine here, while most are so particular. Lachenalias do well in clay pots and in the ground here in Florida. Best, Kevin D. Preuss http://www.amaryllis-plus.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields104@insightbb.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, March 03, 2003 8:51 AM Subject: [pbs] Lachenalia > Hi all, > > I have some unusual Lachenalia species coming. This got me to thinking > about how people grow these bulbs. Is there anywhere in North America > where Lachenalia can be grown outdoors, in the ground? > > I realize they are not ever going to be "hardy" where I live (Indiana), but > since they are winter-growing plants from the mediterranean climate area of > the Western Cape and Northern Cape Provinces of South Africa, I wondered if > people could grow them outdoors in the ground in the North American Southwest? > > Regards, > Jim Shields > in cold and still a bit snow central Indiana (USA) > > ************************************************* > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Tel. +1-317-896-3925 > Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php