Dear Michael, Will make this short; you can email privately if you like. Q area in order to see the most bulbs in bloom- August-September.? A: Yes, Aug-Sept the best times and certainly cover Kirstenbosch, CT’s Nat Bot Garden. I’d say Western Cape and West Coast, but ask Cameron McMaster and others. Q: --I'm especially interested in seeing peacock Moraeas and their relatives in the wild. Are there particular places we should be sure to visit? A: From the U.S you can check out locations of peacock Moreas: for this and other bulb data (1) http://pza.sanbi.org/. For ex. mentions Moraea loubseri found near Langebaan, an area on a lagoon and West coast a day trip’s drive from Cape Town. (2) iSpot, a ‘citizen-scientist’ site one of the special projects begun by Tony Rebelo, a protea specialist but all-round great botanist at For example, for peacock moraea : http://ispotnature.org/search/node/…<http://ispotnature.org/search/node/…> Q: --Is it safe for us to wander around on our own, or should we be part of a tour? A: No, it’s not really safe any more, even if you know the area. But there are ways. You could even try Uber for jaunts in the CT area. Q --If a tour, are there tours or guides that focus specifically on bulbs as opposed to wildflowers in general? A: Of course, Cameron and Rhoda McMaster, http://www.africanbulbs.com/ has a list of upcoming tours. And they’ve moved to the Western Cape, I think. I also can refer you to a knowledgable, lively young botanist with whom I’ve travelled, David Gwynne Evans knows lots about bulbs. Gail _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/