> I have seen this specie growing in warm oak forests in Mexico >that are seasonally very dry. They >grow in highly mineralized clay soils and are accustomed to a 6 >month dry season. Dennis S, told Dennis K the above. So, curious, I went to the PBS wiki http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/… which said they grow in damp areas. Oddly there's no pic of P. tuberosa , the most common species or any cultivars of the species. Anyway 'Very dry" or "damp areas". Any other success stories? Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F +