Here in the hot, dry Fresno area, Ferraria do well in the ground in areas that get no summer irrigation at all. I gave some to a friend who waters all her plants diligently--and she killed them. Sue Haffner ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Licht" <plicht@berkeley.edu> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 2:05:06 PM Subject: Re: [pbs] Ferraria I don't know what to tell you. Here in Berkeley, they are trully weedy; they've taken over my front yard, and they spread in the botanical garden. The grow in full sun in well drained soil with little water and complete summer dryness. Paul Paul Licht, Director University of California Botanical Garden 200 Centennial Drive Berkeley, CA 94720 (510)-643-8999 http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/ On 5/18/2012 1:50 PM, John Wickham wrote: > Good to hear its not just me. I've got a couple of Ferraria that haven't even produced foliage...but the bulbs appear to remain viable. Is this a temperature thing? I'm in southern California. > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/