I have had some for about two years now. I keep them potted in my cold greenhouse because I'm not sure what to do with them outside until I make a good raised bed that will suit them. Last year they got blown around during my destructive wind and stored in an undesirable neighborhood until I got my walls back up, so they didn't bloom well. Only one put out any blooms but the others just showed leaves. They are dormant right now, and I have better expectations for this spring. They are in black gallon pots with normal potting soil (with a little vermiculite and lava rock stirred in.) Once they show green tips, I'll bring them out to the warmer part of the greenhouse (night temps 45-50 F) and feed them with ??. At 08:34 PM 2/12/2003 -0800, you wrote: >I know nothing at all about this genus. Are there no others on this list >that have experience growing it? Marguerite - Gardening with bulbs and perennials at 3500 feet in the mountains of southern California. Extreme temperatures in our Mediterranean climate from 0 to 110 degrees F. Average temperatures 15 to 90 degrees F. A few days of snow in winter and a few days of extreme heat in Aug-Sept. Drought conditions seem to be changing to an 'El Nino' year. (I think that's long-hand for USDA zone 7B.)