Hi mike One of the tricks I use (and you may already know this), is to Google the plant in question, and click on */more images/* (usually appears on first page with a row of images). Most images are of the flowers, but there are usually /some/ of wild habitats. One has to decide which images are of plants in the wild, or just very natural gardens, but often hints of culture can be gleaned. There are a number of photos for Phycella bicolor, one showing them growing in what appears to be stream side gravel, another among boulders on a steep slope with lots of other vegetation. This may indicate lots of water that quickly drains away or is taken up by other plants, and dry conditions when not in the rainy season. Translating wild conditions to ones particular growing situation is the trick, of course. Hope this helps, Dave Brastow, Tumwater Washington USA zone 7A _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…