On the one occasion I've seen T. pavonia in the wild, on a trip with Thad Howard, it was growing in full sun on a gentle slope in a sort of meadow with grasses and other herbs. It was red, an amazing sight. This was probably late July. Western Mexico has a monsoon climate with rains beginning about June and ending about November. Geophytes from this area usually will not budge until spring has passed. Dylan in Los Angeles On 2/18/07, Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com> wrote: > At 06:42 PM 2/18/2007, you wrote: > >Although it's true that the literature on Tigridia pavoina recommends dry > >storage, I know from repeated personal experience that freshly dug, damp > >bulbs with live roots attached store very well if put in a zip lock plastic > >bag placed in the vegetable bin of the household refrigerator. I get much > >better results with this unorthodox method than I do from bulbs stored dry > >at room temperature. > > Interesting. I just keep mine in the ground year round. Are they > not supposed to survive Zone 6 ??? > > Dennis in Ohio > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >