Hi, Mark. I've stored B. elegans in a pot in a basement that probably didn't get any cooler than 60 F. I've also kept it in an attached garage at 40 or so. You don't need to water it until spring -- at least I never have. Russell in Massachusetts At 01:04 PM 10/20/2006, you wrote: >Back in October, I bought (at auction) a 8" pot full of Bessera >elegans in flower, at a local NARGS meeting (North American Rock >Garden Society). The pot was full of blooming stalks and buds. The >flowering has finished, and the leaves are now drying back. I was >given some basic instructions, to keep the pot dry during the >winter, in a cool basement, then take it out after last threat of >frost in spring and begin watering. Russell Stafford Odyssey Bulbs PO Box 382 South Lancaster, MA 01561 508-335-8106