Marguerite English <meenglis@meenglis.cts.com> wrote: In its native area (desert) it grows in pure sand and very deep (I once dug down almost 3 ft and still was only seeing stem.) I have heard for many years that these bulbs grow deep, but decided to check on a bulb outside the park this spring, carefully digging with my fingers and found that it was only 6"/15cm deep. Borrego Springs should have weather/climate data somewhere online. I am sure the humidity is generally very low there. Jacob ---------- - photographs: http://flickriver.com/photos/morabeza79/random/