Il giorno 13/mag/08, alle ore 04:24, Mary Sue Ittner ha scritto: > could you tell us if you > are growing these in pots or if you have been able to establish any > of them > in the ground? As usual all the new plants I begin to grow are suited in pots in order to choose the best soil mix and to move them to better position if needed, ( more sun or no sun at all ), and last it is easier to get the pictures from flowers in pot ( they may grow turned on opposite site from sight ). After the first year of growth I try to plant them directly in the ground: we have here naturally acid soil and I amend it to lower acidity with humus collected into the wood ( oaks, chestnuts and acacia leaves ) adding fine river sand, expanded clay and pumice to get better drainage; I saw it is easier to feed them in ground and also they need less care for watering, so the plants grown in flowerbeds are taller and healthy and develop more roots. They fear direct sun after middle morning, so I had to create artificial shadow for Calceolus in ground using a antihail net . Hoping it helps Giorgio Travedona (VA) Italy zone 7/8 studio.pozzitaubert@tiscali.it