> > Hi Fred > I just purchased this bulb and I'm wondering if the planting medium (free > draining) should be mostly organic or is it better off in a mostly inorganic > mix. I have tried growing this before as I grow my other cyrtanthus in a > free draining and mostly organic mix but it didn't do too well. Any advice > would be greatly appreciated. I bought one from a grower in Tucson who grows them in coconut fiber chunks. I've left it in that and it's done fine. Realize it dries out fast in this medium and it needs plenty of fertilizer in this medium. Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA