Hi Nate, i agree with Alani, i have lots of C. Bradley & mine do not go dormant I'n my moist summer at all. But I'n my dry winters they do go semi dormant & leave a prominent stem. The bulbs of flaccidum species tend to have underground bulbs, but i tend to like to leave the baseball size bulbs exposed at the surface, because i like the look of it. They seem quite happy. I also find deeper planted bulbs are more likely to go into greater dormancy & are more likely to loose the trunk during dormancy I'n my conditions. Steven : ) Esk Queensland Australia Summer Zone 5 Winter Zone 10 On 10/05/2012, at 9:40 PM, Alani Davis <alanidae@gmail.com> wrote: > Nate > I am in Tallahassee Florida where even a "dry" summer is wet compared to > your conditions generally so Crinum flaccidum hybrids including Bradley > don't go full dormant for me in the summer but they do slow down and stop > producing new foliage especially when mid summer is intense and drier. > During the peak of drought Bradley has lost all the foliage but always the > neck remains, so you should have the marker you are looking for. > > Alani Davis > Tallahassee, Fl > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/