I just received my copy of The Bulb Garden and now I must find a way to grow Iris laviegata! Local news: Hesperocallis undulata germinated in only 8 days! Perhaps where it grew up it learned to take advantage of moisture without hesitation. This is one of those funny looking seeds that sticks a green shoot into the soil, pushing the seed out of the soil. For those who know my rule of only growing blue flowers, note I have expanded now to wiggley leaves too, especially blue-grey ruffley leaves such as my Veltheimia capensis is putting out more than any prior year. The Lachenalia viridiflora I originally received in PBS BX 339 #16 from Arnold Trachtenberg is blooming jewels of translucent turquoise. Most of my seed pots show no sprouts yet except the above mentioned and Moraea setifolia (22 days). I worry I may have let it dry out one day, or wetted too much another day, or placed too thick a layer of sand, or it is too hot in the day or too cold at night... But I go thru that every time and it makes the eventual signs of germination that much more exciting. This year's sowing got off to a rocky start because the media refused to dampen and I had to concoct a wetting agent from agar agar. When I say no other seed has sprouted I of course do not include the Boophone seed a friend sent, which germinated in the mail and are making leaves with promising twists and wiggles. The Scilla madeirensis I received from a BX last year has re-emerged with larger leaves (one leaf each) and the same purple spots. And the tiny Oxalis I received this year are showing a curious range of leaf shapes (which I care about more than blooms since there are no blue Oxalis.) Gastil Santa Barbara, California where we still have had no significant rain since May _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>