Ken your Cyrtanthus is lovely! I luv the purple color on the stalks. Any special places your extras are going?? :) Donna in Winnipeg, Manitoba ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ken" <kjblack@pacbell.net> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 1:15 PM Subject: [pbs] Cyrtanthus falcatus now blooming These are outdoors on a North facing slope approx 2.5 miles inland from the beach, receiving no direct sun all winter while dormant and only part sun spring-fall. They seem to do well even with the winter rains, although I suspect the slope location provides excellent drainage despite the clay soil. From two small bulbs in pots purchased about 7 years ago ... in the ground they have produced good sized clumps of perhaps 15-25 bulbs. No fertilizer and only periodic summer watering maybe every 3-4 weeks seems to keep them happy. I want to split up the clumps but perhaps I should have done that while still dormant? Any advice on these would be greatly appreciated. http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/3376514622/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/amarguy/3376515304/ Ken San Diego ... zone 10, maybe 11 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/