Hello Nan, I have once managed to grow Wachendorfia from seed which I got from a source which no longer exists, unfortunately. The seed germinated beautifully and the plants grew nicely after an autumn sowing but I lost one after the other during summer. I never understood why I lost them. I can tell they are swamp plants so the amount of rain you have will not be enough to grow them in the open garden without irrigation. I think they grow wet year round and do not have a dry dormancy like for example Zantedeschia aethiopica. Unfortunately I am not able to tell you a source of seed. Bye for now Uli I just watched a presentation of a GORGEOUS garden in South Africa with many glorious Wachendorfia - I don't know which species but it made me curious about testing it in my Southern California garden. Can anyone tell me if there are Wachendorfia that will tolerate just 9 or 10" of rainfall in a year? And does anyone know a source in California - Southern California preferably. Thank you Nan Sterman _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…