Pam thanks for asking that question for us. This maybe one that is better enjoyed in its natural habit. Marie Tolleson, Az > Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2010 10:04:50 -0700 > From: pslate22@yahoo.com > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] ajo lily > > For those interested in Hesperocallis undulata- > As a follow up to the discussion, I asked Mark Dimmitt, Director of Natural > History at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum in Tucson whether he or anyone he > knew has attempted cultivation of this and he responded that he knows several > who have tried......"with zero success." He states, "The bulbs never break > dormancy. Seeds germinate, and then the yearling bulbs do the same permanent > dormancy. No one has discovered the environmental trigger that makes them > sprout." > > > Mark Dimmitt may be known to many of us as principal author of the new adenium > book (pub: Rainbow Gardens Bookshop; Tucson) as well as his Echinopsis hybrids > but his professional CV may be seen at http://www.desertmuseum.org/ under 'Staff" which > is under Reseach & Conservation. > > Best, > Pamela > > Pamela Slate > P.O. Box 5316 > Carefree AZ 85377 > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/