Hi Janos, thank you for your help. how much rain do you get in Hungary between May and October and how much moisture evaporates vs. stays in the soil? especially in the natural habitat of Sternbergia colchiciflora? the photos on the wiki shows it in what looks like dry moss. so it looks like this is in a fairly dry area or very well drained. Thanks Rimmer Z5, Michigan On May 5, 2014, at 2:03 AM, J. Agoston <agoston.janos123@gmail.com> wrote: > Dear Rimmer, > > This plant is native in Hungary, but we seldom have cool summers. I think > you can sow the seeds now and they might germinate in september or october, > because normally the plant starts to flower at that time. Or in spring, when > it gets the leaves out. It likes a sunny place, i lost mine many many years > ago when planted in half shade. > > Regards, > Janos > Z5a, Hungary > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/