When faced with such a dilemma, Diane, I plant the bulbs sideways 'cuz they always seem to be able to figure out which end is up... ; } Nan >I've grown Corydalis solida for years, but never planted the bare >bulbs before. I was all set to plant a batch of Corydalis solida >that I just received from Janis Ruksans. I was going to plant the >sort-of-pointy end up. However, the other end of each bulb has a >small yellowish-green bit emerging. It looks like they may be green >if they are in the light. So should that flatter end be up? -- +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+= Nan Sterman Plant Soup (TM) PO Box 231034 Encinitas, CA 92023 760.634.2902 (voice) NSterman@PlantSoup.Com 760.634.2957 (fax) +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=