So THAT is where I saw it, as I couldn't remember to givethe reference. Thanks Lee. And yes, I also used it on various other Amarylids. Ina On 2/01/2013 10:35 a.m., Lee Poulsen wrote: > I too, have switched to the vermiculite/perlite mix in a ziplock bag after reading about Diana of Telos Rare Bulbs use of it to germinate Californian and Chilean bulb seeds and trying it out last winter with great success on a number of different Californian and Chilean geophytes. -- Ina Crossley Auckland New Zealand Zone 10