That doesn't work for me. I have sandy soil, and am blessed with only a few rainshowers between May and October, and reticulatas won't grow. (Neither will those pretty little corydalis). I don't buy from big box stores. I bought them directly from Alan McMurtrie. Diane Whitehead Victoria, B.C., Canada cool mediterranean climate mild dry summers, mild rainy winters On 2016-03-19, at 2:19 PM, Peter Taggart wrote: > > They will die if they get warm and damp, either shade them for when Spring > heats up, or plant them where they dry out quickly at the end of Spring. > Peter (UK)