Brian wrote: > Please clarify "winter growing" Gladiolus. Sorry for the confusion. By winter growing I mean adapted to a mediterranean climate: winter rainfall and summer drought. By summer growing I mean the opposite: Summer rainfall and winter drought. Many bulbs from Mexico and eastern South Africa expect that weather pattern. We don't have a convenient name like "mediterranean" for that climate, so I tend to say summer and winter growing. Mike _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…