Thank you all for the suggestions. Fortunately it is growing in a clay pot. I've been known to burn things over seed flats, but I will try the liquid smoke first. Considering where I live that would cause far less excitement from the neighbors. Randy On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 10:16 PM, Max Withers <maxwithers@gmail.com> wrote: > I've noticed that Graham Duncan recommends setting fire to a thin layer of > twigs/leaves over these species before they break dormancy. An argument for > clay pots! > > This is one of the few species that is said to be pyrophytic. Perhaps > > blooming could be induced with the liquid smoke stuff used in other fire > > dependent plant species??? > > > > Tim Chapman >