I participated in the same Zinkowski rescue. I don't think I ever tried any of them in the ground (if I did, they didn't survive). I have them in plastic pots on the west side of my house, where they get about three hours of direct sun a day and reflected light all afternoon. I suspect they'd prefer to have a little more sun than that, because the flowers lean into the sun. I am using pretty much the same cultural practices as Andrew, with the exception that I'm using 8-inch pots. The bulbs definitely do well with some summer water. If they get no summer water at all, blooming is very sparse. With summer water, some of the hybrids bloom reliably every year, while some others have never bloomed. Repotting helps somewhat but not as much as you'd think. They are very durable plants when grown in pots, and survive despite a lot of neglect! They've tolerated overnight temps of about 20F (-7C) with no damage. I don't know how they would do in an extended freeze or snow. That's not a part of their native climate. Diane, in your location I suspect they might be happy in a very sunny, well drained area. Maybe a raised mound? The general area where they're native in South Africa has extremely well drained soil (it's mostly decomposed quartz sand), but there's a surprising amount of summer moisture from clouds and fog that come off the sea, plus occasional erratic rain showers. I think summer in BC might make them feel right at home. Please let us know how they do! Mike San Jose, CA (zone 9) _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…