I have grown Placea to maturity from seed, but then lost most of my bulbs to fungal disease, which seemed to be both stagonospora and some kind of basal rot. I think you need to keep them absolutely bone dry when they are dormant, and I am now growing them in pumice. I checked my almost mature bulbs a week ago, and they look pretty good. Diana Telos Rare Bulbs http://www.telosrarebulbs.com/ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rogan Roth" <Roth@ukzn.ac.za> To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 3:52 AM Subject: [pbs] Placea ornata germination >I have recently had success germinating Placea ornata in the refrigerator >at 4'C on damp filter paper in a petri dish. Germination was nearly 100% >after two weeks. > > Does anyone have suggestions on how to keep them alive after germination? > I have tried this species several times before with no success. > > Thanks a lot > Rogan. > > Please find our Email Disclaimer here: http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/