Sorry Alberto, the seed was actually started off in a petri dish on 25th January and was potted up at the beginning of February. Not being fond of the dark months I tend to think of anything after the New Year as spring. The seedlings went dormant in July and were restarted into growth in October. So yes, winter-growing. Incidentally one of the Habranthus has produced a leaf only a few days after I repotted it so maybe I have got away with treating it wrongly. Erle