Hello Green Thumb, Sorry to call you like this, but you did not disclose your name. Welcome to this friendly and knowledgeable society! There are very many bulbs that can be grown indoors. Although personally I have no experience at all growing bulbs under artificial light, many people do. There is a lot of technical information available. You ask for recommendations what to grow. It depends on the temperature at which you will be growing your plants, let's assume it would be room temperature year round. Then you should stay clear of those bulbs that need cool or cold growing conditions and those that need temperatures fluctuating beween day and night. All winter growing and desert, semi desert and alpine bulbs would not be happy. Imagine snowdrops or tulips in warm living room conditions..... Look for summer growing bulbs because they grow in warm conditions. Principally I would choose those bulbs which do not need the brightest light to perform well. What springs to mind immediately are Gesneriads, they flower for a long time and do well under lights and at even room temperature. I am a member, too, of the American Gesneriad Society, they, too, offer a wealth of knowledge. And many members of this (PBS) society also grow Gesneriads, they are geophytes, after all. And there is much much more than “just“ African Violets and Gloxinias. Many Amaryllidaceae like Hippeastrum and Griffinia are indoor plants but Hippeastrum may become too big for light shelves. But I grew my Hippeastrum aulicum as a windowsill plant for ages before I had a garden and a greenhouse. Same with Cyrtanthus elatus, formerly called Vallota. Griffinia is maybe not something for a beginner and plants are expensive but beautiful. Can other members help with the question if Zephyranthes and Habranthus are suitable candidates for light shelves? Dioscorea discolor is a tuberous climber which can be perfectly grown in a relatively small pot on a windowsill. There are delightful relatively small tuberous (and non tuberous) Begonias, some can be grown in terrariums only but do not need much light. Without wanting to discourage you, I think the choice of plants you ordered is not ideal. All are winter growing South African bulbs from arid climates which need very bright light, and Ixia viridiflora becomes quite tall, same with Moraea villosa. I do not see these under a light shelf. For the Oxalis you would need VERY high light intensity. In nature the flowers only open in direct sun and remain closed on dull days. Also, these winter growing bulbs want cool to cold but frost free conditions during growth and would not be happy in a warm environment. Warmth is a signal for them to go dormant. So it would very much depend on where in your accommodation you want to grow plants. If you try to get to know the natural conditions the plant comes from and put yourself into the place of the plant, you will find a lot that suits your growing conditions. Have you looked through our Wiki? There is all kind of information it it to browse for months! Hope that helps, Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…