Greetings, Here in Berkeley my Dierama are planted in the open garden with perhaps 10-20 nights of frost a year, rarely lows below freezing, and plenty of sun and rain. I think your plants may be suffering from the long dark period in your basement. If you can provide it, the plants would likely prefer winter sun (while being protected from your zone's winter cold). A sunny window or a sun-porch (that stays well above freezing) would be my suggestion. I reliably get fertile seed from my pink Dierama. You can message me privately and I can send you some if you'd like to try another strain. -|<ipp ________________________________ From: pbs <pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> on behalf of Yoli via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Sunday, November 1, 2020 9:33 AM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Cc: Yoli <silverfishmotel@gmail.com> Subject: [pbs] Overwintering dierama in the mid atlantic Hello all, I would like specific help in overwintering a 4 year old seedling of unknown dierama sp. The seed was obtained from plants growing in the San Francisco area and was told they were white flowered. Thirty germinated and over the last 4 winters they died one by one. I really want to save this last one!!! I am in zone 7 Maryland. The last few years I let the pot get cold outside until moderate frosts threaten then brought into a cold dark basement where the temp stays at 45°, watering sparingly every several weeks.The plant seems to stay green late into the winter. Should it be in a cold sunny place? Should it go completely dormant? I've killed several mail order plants as well over the years and so this beautiful bulb eludes me still. Thank you.. Yoli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>