Hi Diane, I've grown N. mairei, saluenensis, and aperta in plastic bands for some years. They bloom and set seed readily if I don't deadhead. Most of the original seed came from the Archibalds, but NARGS provided some. They summer outside on a table in flats, sunny in the afternoon, and they spend the winter shelved in a greenhouse that doesn't quite freeze. My site is cool in the summer, even by Seattle standards, because a forested ridge stands to the south and southeast. I haven't planted any Nomocharis bulbs in the ground because my small nursery hijacked my life over a decade ago, and actual gardening pretty much ceased. When the NARGS seed list arrived last December, and I started googling the unknowns, I found myself in the PBS site so many times that I joined. It's great having access to such a remarkable trove of knowledge! Pamela Harlow Seattle, maritime zone 8 -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Diane Whitehead Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2010 12:57 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: [pbs] Nomocharis? Is anyone growing Nomocharis successfully? In the past I have tried growing seeds of particular species. No success. Now I am trying seed exchange seed labelled similarly to this: Hybrids and mixed species. I figure these seeds might be easier to grow, as it sounds as though they were donated by someone with so many that they haven't kept track of the names, or perhaps their garden is filled with a vast hybrid swarm. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate mild rainy winters, mild dry summers