Some Narcissus species tolerate very dry summer conditions as long as they are not in above-ground pots, but others are naturally plants of sites that have some moisture throughout the year and I don't think they should be dried out completely. I recommend "Narcissus: A guide to wild daffodils" by John Blanchard, which discusses the habitats of many species. The author is also frank about the difficulty of distinguishing some of the species, which makes me feel better when I can't really verify some of the names under which I grew my plants. Many of the Bulbocodium section are in flower here now, as well as the earlier ones of sec. Pseudonarcissus and sec. Jonquilla. N. obvallaris has come into flower in the garden, growing in turf as it typically does in nature. Jane McGary Portland, Oregon, USA At 09:07 AM 3/1/2013, you wrote: >Thank you Arnold. >I water my Narcissus boxes more than I water the species in the plunge >bed. >It sounds like it is ok then to just water the pots. > >These are blooming now in the box: >http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > >Construction through blooms: >http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > >- Gastil >Santa Barbara, California >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >Text inserted by Panda GP 2013: > > This message has NOT been classified as spam. If it is unsolicited > mail (spam), click on the following link to reclassify it: > http://localhost/Panda/… >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------