All, For nice compact leaves, and assuming you have mature bulbs, I find a heavy first couple of waterings and then keeping plants dry produces the best results. L. zebrina - I grow this in a rockery much easier than pots. I suspect the bulb wants to be deep. Tim in Thousand Oaks, also mourning many plants. >From: "carlobal@netzero.net" <carlobal@netzero.net> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >Subject: Re: [pbs] Lachenalia >Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 18:53:39 GMT > >Lachenalia-istas > >I figured high light would be good...and here in the not always sunny >northeast, I've given them pretty intense artificial light and still >have leaves like a Dutch Lop Ear. Perhaps because it's their first year >here? I'll withhold judgment on them until next year (and will see if >they bloom this year--I think I have buds on the way). > >Carlo > > >Carlo A. Balistrieri (carlob@ridgewoodpower.com) >The Gardens at Turtle Point >79 Turtle Point Road >Tuxedo Park, NY 10987 >Zone 6 (845.351.2049) > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php