Dear all: No, do not give water during their summer dormancy to your dormant Tecophilaeas. It is clear in my posting that they grow during autumn-winter-spring and that are DRY summer dormant. I mentioned Geissorhizas as indicators not because some flower with their feet in water but because the many species of them we grew in the past all strongly disliked cold and demanded warm growing conditions, more than other South Africans . That is, if your temperatures suit Geissorhiza cultivation requirements, Tecophilaea violiflora will be a weed with you. Regards Alberto _________________________________________________________________ MSN. Más Útil cada Día. http://www.msn.es/intmap/