Leo: From my experience, "garden variety Tigridia", aka T. pavonia, prefers full sun exposure. Of course, full sun at 2000 meters above sea level where they originate is quite different from full sun exposure in Phoenix. For the most part, Tigridia species enjoy bright, sunny places as most species grow among rocks or in grassy areas. I would recommend that you keep your Tigridia plants away from high heat, but give them as much light as possible. Congratulations on the Milla magnifica corms. Those come from scorching areas of Mexico and will enjoy the roasting that they receive from the desert sun. I would recommend keeping the humidity very high around these plants and keeping them drenched, but well-drained when they are growing. Let us know if you see flowers this year. -Dennis Message: 3 Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 18:14:01 -0700 (PDT) From: "Leo A. Martin" <leo@possi.org> Subject: [pbs] Tigridia light requirements To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Message-ID: <2a2d54f5fa3447ec627b8487b9bbaf67.squirrel@http://www.possi.org/> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 I've taught myself I can't grow garden variety Tigridia outdoors in our summer heat, but I still want them. What is the light like where they originate in Mexico? I have some very bright windows. By the way, Milla magnifica bulbs from the PBS BX a few years back are sprouting. I moved them into a very large pot. Maybe flowers this year? Thanks, Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA