Alberto Castillo wrote regarding some Moraea and Lapeirousia: > Leo, sounds like Arizona is the place > for growing Namaqualand bulbs. Interestingly, Namaqualand succulents like Aizoaceae (ice plant relatives) don't do well outdoors here in the summer. To survive outdoors they must be in quite a bit of shade and shielded from summer rains. It's too hot here at night for them in the summer, probably much warmer than they experience in habitat. A Gethyllis (probably villosa) also does fairly well here but blooms only every few years in the house. It's not self-fertile. The Aizoaceae mostly rely crassulacean acid metabolism, a variant carbon-storage metabolic pathway that doesn't work when nights are hot. It's also why we can grow almost nothing in the Crassula family here in the summer. The bulbs are sleeping away and don't seem to notice. My arid-climate bulbs are definitely moist to wet all winter, so maybe the key to success is the low humidity all year, the clay soil or both. Leo Martin Phoenix Arizona USA