Well, there are a lot of blooming plants in Coastal California, where electrical storms are extremely rare. But, who knows what electrical charges falling raindrops pick up in their journey through the air. ----- Original Message ---- From: Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2007 8:18:29 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] What promotes blooming? From: lamon ready <lamonready@hotmail.com> Date: October 11, 2007 7:51:06 PM PDT To: <pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org> Subject: what promotes blooming i'm not sure about just rain, but a thunderstorm gives a (electrical) charge also to the rain situation, if i remember what i've read elsewhere correctly. lamon _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/