Allen: It's quite possible that you helped save these little bulbs. I carefully pulled each from their pots to find everything too wet and even a bit of decay on a few of the roots (roots on the bulbs as they were when they arrived.) I topped off the pots with perlite, using it alone to cover the bulb/roots and will bring these indoors. They simply won't dry out if I leave them outside. -- It's so humid here that you can dump water on a sidewalk and it can take a full day to evaporate. I wish I hadn't pulled the Boophone as it has a 5-inch root and probably should not have been disturbed. I think the pot is too small but it's probably best to leave it a year to simply become acclimated. ?? The soil (mostly course sand, pebbles, perlite, and a handful of Metro-Mix 400 growing medium) in the Boophone's pot is also quite moist. Do you think the Haemanthus albiflos (evergreen, summer growing) can handle moist conditions or, is it "in the house" for the lot of them "Thank You" to everyone here. Wm.
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