Dear Bulb- lovers: I have recently been pleased to have six cultivars of Hesperantha coccinea come into bloom this Spring. Please excuse that I like the old name Schizostylis. Schizostylis is supposed to bloom in the fall and a couple of years ago I had one do this but it bloomed so late I had to bring the pot indoors while it finished blooming in November and December. It subsequently went dormant and I assumed it had died. Probably if I would have stored it in a cool place it would have reappeared with water in the Spring. I believe much of the information on the internet is misleading. After a good deal of research it seems that while Fall blooming is normal, people have reported bloom off and on all year long. I grimace a bit when I see reference to well-drained soil. My experiences for the last couple of years have been that if in a well- drained soil the plant is more likely to die at any sign of drought. I had one plant that seemed to have gotten too dry in late spring that I plunged into a bucket filled with water just above soil level. The plant started growing rapidly all summer and I have since decided it does better as a pond plant. I have been experimenting with longer and longer periods of inundation and am convinced that well-drained is not something it prefers although off and on I do let the water level drop to an inch below the soil surface. I am anxious to hear of other people experiences. _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… -- Bob Pries Zone 7a Roxboro, NC (336)597-8805 _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…