I have used 'Liquid Smoke' itself, a fairly available condiment. I soaked seeds in a 1/25 solution for 2 hours with significant results for species of Erica and Protea. Jim Jones Lexington, MA -----Original Message----- From: Tim Chapman <tim@gingerwoodnursery.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sat, Apr 28, 2012 12:32 am Subject: Re: [pbs] Lachenalia montana Randy, This is one of the few species that is said to be pyrophytic. Perhaps blooming could be induced with the liquid smoke stuff used in other fire dependent plant species??? Tim Chapman > > One that has never bloomed for me is L. montana, which I have had for six > years. This year it put out the most robust growth I have ever seen from > it, though the leaves were narrower, and always have been, from what is > pictured in the PBS Wiki. I had repotted the bulbs last autumn after two