I just spoke with the gardener who is caring for ours and I would say it is very far from easy to cultivate. It has very stringent water requirements and is easily killed. It can evidently remain dormant for 2 yrs or more. Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ On 11/9/2012 7:31 AM, Diane Whitehead wrote: > ChileFlora says it is relatively easy to cultivate but doesn't give > any germination suggestions. > > http://chileflora.com/Florachilena/FloraEnglish/… > > > > Diane Whitehead > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >