----- Original Message ----- From: "D. Christopher Rogers" <crogers@ecoanalysts.com> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, October 18, 2006 11:41 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Hi, I'm new. > It is cooling down quickly here, and I have moved > mine into the greenhouse. So here is my next question: I have learned that > T. roxburghii typically has a dry dormant phase. Is this required? Will my > greenhouse (tropical conditions) keep the plant up, and exhaust it? > Christopher Due to the high elevations in the Himalayas to which it is native, I think summer heat will be an issue more than winter cold. Yes, it will need the dormancy period and will most likely go into that phase when ready. Robert.