Hi Uli, I’ve grown and bloomed this species outdoors for years in Portland, Oregon without any difficulty. I have some in a sunny area that does run a bit on the dry side in summer, but I also have several plants in pots that sit in watering trays in the driveway. In habitat they do usually have wet roots, but the air around them is very dry in summer. This leads me to wonder if excess heat and humidity may have lead to the demise of your plants, either directly, or as the result of an opportunistic infection. Charles Charles Powne iyou@me.com https://map.what3words.com/extend.storm.palace USDA zone 8b > On Oct 18, 2021, at 5:00 AM, pbs-request@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net wrote: > > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2021 14:38:42 +0100 > From: Johannes-Ulrich Urban <johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de <mailto:johannes-ulrich-urban@t-online.de>> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <mailto:pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>> > Subject: [pbs] Wachendorfia question > Message-ID: <783724EA-A4BD-4E49-AEFF-837E3B4872B9@t-online.de <mailto:783724EA-A4BD-4E49-AEFF-837E3B4872B9@t-online.de>> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > ?Dear All, > > After a total loss of previously healthy and well growing seedlings of Wachendorfia thyrsiflora, I wonder what my mistake was. Seed was sown in autumn, germinated very well and the young plants grew on nicely after separating and potting on in threes or fours. I did not want to separate them entirely in order to avoid too much root disturbance. > Then came summer and I kept watering them because they remained green at first and because they seem to be growing wet in their habitat. They were in a perforated tray together with other bulbs that need summer water and were watered collectively. > Today, on checking this tray closely, I discovered the total loss, everything has rotted. > Should I have given them a dry or dryish summer rest? Do the wet places in their habitat dry out in summer? Any other ideas? > > Thank you very much for your help > > Uli > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>