Hello! I just wanted to chime in as I have 6 mature bulbs and also grow from seed. As others have said, fast draining soil is key (except seedlings under one year seem to like more moisture), and bright light. The curling has to do with stress in my experience - more water deprivation and direct light means more curling. If shaded or watered frequently they go leggy or almost straight. They are winter growers from what I've read, but in practice mine periodically go dormant with no rhyme or reason, and the blooms are May - July for mine. There seems to be variation from plant to plant as to what it's dormancy looks like. Some seem to remain almost evergreen whereas all but one of mine completely die down to the soil. Particularly they die back after blooming so I water very sparingly during the bloom. After die back, I give them no water for a month or so, then gradually resume and all new growth spurts up rather quickly. I give diluted fertilizer at that time. I have wondered at times due to variations not only in dormancy but also the presence of fine hairs on 2 of mine, if possibly they were crossed with A. namaquensis at one point. Like you, info on the net was sparse when I first obtained mine so I've just developed a routine based on paying attention to what the plant seems to want, which has been successful. I collect African bulbs with oddball characteristics, so my experience comes from A. spiralis and A. concordiana, Trachyandra tortilis, and Bulbine torta. Good luck to you! Nikki Doherty BC, Canada _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…