Hello Chuck, Living in Portugal I can say that Hippeastrum is very happy out in the garden in my climate. We have a typical mediterranean climate where I live with hot dry summers and mild wet winters, probably wetter than southern California. Most of my Hippeastrum are planted in the open garden and do cope well with winter wet but slugs can be a problem, eating both leaves and flowers or buds. Why don't you try with the more robust and less valuable ones first? If you mention misters it sounds as if you live off the fog zone in California. The Californian climate is so complex that I find it difficult to put myself in your place. But there should be more members in your situation who can advise better than I can. Hope that helps, bye for now Uli _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net>