This has been very helpful--thanks all! I'm obviously keeping mine too shallow and too dry in dormancy. I don't mind having extra offsets though, and would like to swap (if anyone is interested) since mine are of a generic clone. Thanks, Rick Buell ------------------------------ On Mon, May 11, 2015 10:18 AM EDT Diana Chapman wrote: >I agree with Nhu. Mine bloom well, and I have found all Phaedranassas >to be very un-fussy about the potting medium. You might try planting >them deeper, they do not want the bulb exposed. Deep planting tends to >discourage offsetting and therefore the bulb can get large enough to >produce a flower bud. Mine never dry out. The climate here is very >cool and damp, so even without watering there is moisture in the medium >and I water them about once a month in winter. > >Diana >Telos