In addition to growing this bulb in pots, I also grew it in the ground at my last garden in fairly heavy clay soil in full sun. It came up faithfully each year for 3-4 years (I have since moved) and did not seem to suffer from watering of the bed it was in during it's summer dormant period.

Every August the Arboretum at the Univ. of California, Irvine has a sale of So. African bulbs, and it is well worth attending IF you get there at the very beginning of the sale, before the best stuff is sold. It is well worth the price of an annual membership (about $30), plus the 2-hour drive from my home, for me to get in at the very start of the sale. The first few years I attended I bought lots of stuff, and now that my collection has grown a little bit I still get a few things each year.

Lachenalias thrive on neglect in So. California, and will do well for years in pots. Many of them set seed readily, too, so you can share them with friends. L. viridiflora will even grow from leaf cuttings (described on the website below), altho I have not tried that myself.

That is the one I want to grow someday. L. viridiflora is the one that is mentioned most often, but there seem to be dozens more that I want to grow too. Every time I looked at photos of these plants I think I want to buy them all.

Sometimes I think that L. aloides is my favorite, but then see photos of others and can't decide. I know the plants are small, but they seem to make a big impatct in their photos.

Thanks for the success story.

Cordially,