That is very useful information, Alberto. It also helps to have it all on one page. I am very curious about the seasonality of the Brazilian species. I know almost nothing about the climate(s) of the various regions in Brazil. Jim Shields At 06:49 PM 11/23/2013 +0000, you wrote: >There is a lot of information available on this. > >For instance, the list of oficial Mexican spp. > >arenicola >bella >carinata/grandiflora >chichimeca >citrina >clintiae >crociflora >fosteri >katherinae >latissimifolia >lindleyana >longifolia >macrosiphon >morrisclintii (they merge Cooperia into Zephyranthes) >nelsonii >nervosa >nymphaea >primulina >pulchella >reginae >subflava >verecunda > >are all from alkaline to very alkaline soils and dry winter dormancy. > >"Labufarosae" also belongs here but has not been published as a species to >my knowledge. And it is a very good one. Also huastecana. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 13:31:50 -0500 > > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > From: jshields@indy.net > > Subject: Re: [pbs] Getting Rain Lilies to Bloom > > > > Also note that Charles grows his rain lilies in the university greenhouse > > -- heated in winter and cooled in summer. If we can figure out when the > > dry season occurs in nature for a given species, that is when those rain > > lilies should benefit most from a rest period. > > > > Best wishes, > > Jim Shields > > > > > > At 06:10 PM 11/23/2013 +0000, Alberto wrote: > > >Kathleen, summer drying for those that are dormant in summer. The many > > >Mexicans would rot if exposed to wet ground/mix in winter. > > > > > > > ************************************************* > > Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 > > P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ > > Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA > > Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ ************************************************* Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA Lat. 40° 02.8' N, Long. 086° 06.6' W