On 10/25/2017 02:53 PM, Michael Kent<kenttoto@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm having the same problem with the bulblet I received in BX419 (I'm > guessing that's also where you got it...). Mary Sue Ittner was the > contributor. Quote from David Gray (*Tue, 24 Oct 2017 05:03:55 PDT*) > I have an offset / bulblet / bulbil / cormlet (???) of Cyrtanthus elatus x > C. montanus that refuses to show any positive signs of life (roots / shoots > / etc). On the other hand, it's not showing any particular signs of death > (rot / decay). > > I've been trying to coax it out of dormancy over the past couple of months > - have varied temperature, moisture, etc. Can anyone offer any hints or > suggestions? Am I just being impatient? I had that kind of trouble with "Beauverdia sellowiana", the ipheion-like plant with bright yellow flowers having their floral parts in fours. The pot was exposed to low temperatures (not low enough to turn any of the bulbs into mush), which apparently forced the bulbs into a deep dormancy. The cure was to expose the entire pot to considerable warmth by just letting it bake in the sun, which led to the bulbs sending up new growth for the first time in several years. I hypothesize that this behavior evolved in a hot climate that once in a long while gets a cold snap. The bulbs go dormant as protection from cold, but don't start growing again until heat says "it's over, it's safe now to grow actively again." Pure speculation, of course. PS: Beauverdia sellowiana has another name now, but I'm too lazy to track it down. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…