I find that Terra cotta (read: Clay) pots are a MUCH safer way to grow Hippeastrum/Amaryllis. In plastic, they are so much more prone to rotting from the bottom up. I've NEVER had this happen with a clay-potted Amaryllis. I suppose this is true for most succulents as well. -----Original Message----- From: Diane Whitehead <voltaire@islandnet.com> To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Sat, Apr 2, 2011 8:09 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] keeper pots and terra cotta (was Veltheimia brac. aurea) Blue plastic. I don't use terra cotta much, though I have lots of them, because they dry out too fast. If I ever get around to making a sand plunge bed, which I've been promising myself for a very long time, I will then start using the clay pots. Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate mild rainy winters, mild dry summers On 2-Apr-11, at 3:04 PM, arnold140@verizon.net wrote: > > Blue plastic or blue terra cotta? > > =========================================== > > My "keeper pots" are all blue. It makes it easy not to give them away > accidentally. > > Diane =