Last summer my three Bowiea bulbs spent some weeks or months submerged in a wheelbarrow full of water. I potted them up and brought them inside to a cool windowsill. Now all three are happily sprouting. Two began in November and one this week. You can´t keep a good bulb down. Jane Sargent, zone 5 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/