Dierama pulcherrimum is evergreen. If it dies back (if the foliage disappears), that's not a good sign. Eugene Zielinski Prescott Valley, Arizona USA -----Original Message----- >From: Mike Rummerfield <mikerumm@gmail.com> >Sent: Feb 19, 2018 7:40 PM >To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >Subject: Re: [pbs] Dire disappearing Dierama > >I've found that Dierama corms in pots rot easily during the Winter if the >soil remains too moist. For me, they like it neither too moist, nor overly >dry. In the greenhouse I try to keep them on the dry side, and water from >the bottom only, if I think they're going to desiccate. The ones outside >in the ground (well draining) fare better, but eventually succumb to the >less than ideal conditions for Dierama here. >> On 19 February 2018 at 20:06, RICHARD WAGNER <xerics@cox.net> wrote: >> >> > Last spring I planted some seed of Dierama pulcherimum. It germinated >> well >> > and grew all summer, going dormant in November. >> > >> > I got impatient waiting for them to re-sprout so I looked into the pot. >> > Nothing! Not a single corm. >> > >> > What did I do wrong? >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…