I wrote her privately, but mine behave like Paul's (in coastal northern California). I just follow the pattern of the bulb, watering when there are leaves (fall into winter) and occasionally after the plant goes dormant. Mine flowered in July followed by leaves afterwards. As I have discovered so often in the years I've been a member of this list, there are often several ways to grow bulbs successfully. Mary Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…