> Which species are in the ground outside? My bulbs are in a combination of ground, pots outside on my deck or benches exposed to the elements, pots in an unheated greenhouse, pots in a section sheltered from the rain we aren't getting, pots outside unsheltered in pots in raised beds surrounded by a gravel/sand mix. Of my long list of plants in bloom on Christmas day the only ones planted directly in the ground blooming were Cyclamen coum, Iris unguicularis, and Orthrosanthus chimboracensis. Post Christmas I was thrilled to have Lapeirousia oreogena (in a pot on a bench) open. I've had terrible luck growing this, with poor germination and seedlings not returning, but finally had one batch of seed grow to blooming size. The following years none came up, but this year there are two plants. Would they have come up anyway or is it the dry fall with more light (even though with all my trees this is a bit limited even when it isn't raining)? Whatever the reason I will enjoy the blooms while I can because this may be it. Mary Sue