I agree with Alberto that to receive the bulbs newly dormant is Ideal, after a short dormancy they may be started into growth in the new hemisphere. I have had good results with various Amarylliads, the nearest to Gladiolus which I have converted were Freesia, Babiana and Sparaxis. Tuberous Begonias -I have never converted. My method with Amarylliads (seeds or bulbs), is to plant and wait. I water the bulbs once when I plant them. Both bulbs and seeds are kept in a cool position indoors with good light as possible. The aim is to simulate that season ,which may be Spring or Autumn, throughout the six months required to reset their clock. In my opinion Amarylliad bulbs are much safer once they have rooted. The difficult point is when their natural growing season is due to start but they have already been in growth for six months, (unless they have delayed naturally). At that time they may try to go dormant and rot if watering continues, even though they are starting the appropriate growing season for their new hemisphere. Great caution is needed with water at this time, and if need be they may be allowed a short dormancy before offering them the chance to come back into growth. I try to avoid this short dormancy. If Gladiolus corms are sprouting, they will require to grow in order to make new corms. If they are not dormant then I would expect to have no viable life without being allowed to grow, even if it is only a short growing season. They will need to make new corms before going dormant again. If they are still dormant, keep them that way until the correct season. Babianas etc gave me no problems to convert, but they were opportunistic winter growers. Summer growing Gladiolus will require adequate heat to be kept in growth. I would expect the Begonias to survive if kept cool ( and dark) until Spring in their new hemisphere. If they insist on growing I would plant with heat and allow to go dormant before spring, then start into growth late in Spring. Peter (UK) On 8 September 2014 04:02, Jane McGary <janemcgary@earthlink.net> wrote: > The following question came via the website from Keshab Pradhan in > northern India: > > > I just got some bulbs of Amaryllis, Gladiolus and tuberous Begonias from > New Zealand. Since it is from southern hemisphere where it is spring the > bulbs are in sprouting condition. We grow them here in February. Is it > advisable to let them grow or keep them in refrigerator till our planting > season. Grateful for advice from any quarter who has some knowledge on > it..Thanks. > >