Rigidella and Tigridia
Robert Hamilton (Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:43:13 PDT)

Hi Mary Sue,

I grow Rigidella orthana in a pot and in the garden where it
receives all of our fairly even year round 27 inches of rain. Those
in the pot are most likely wetter during their winter dormancy
than during their summer growth period , when they require
supplementary water. For me it is a "no special attention" bulb.

To be absolutely sure before replying to your posting , today I
repotted them and found my original 2 seedling bulbs from a
late 90's sowing, now have increased to seven.

It might also be of interest to others that some Rhodophiala
andicola seeds sown in July 2006 have started to germinate in
August 2007.

I also find that Rhodophiala rhodolirion from a summer rainfall
climate wants to grow during our winter , with seedlings sown
in February 2004 now showing a recurrent growth
pattern ,returning in late autumn.

Cheers,

Rob

Tasmania
Australia
Temperate Marine Climate
Zone 9 equivalent