That's what I also did when growing them some years ago. Best you
keep the compost _slightly_ moist.
>
> >While they were dormant, I got a little brave with one of the
> >pots and upended it to find out what made this species "tick" as
> >it were. Expecting to find a storage organ of some description, I
> >was disappointed to find nothing that I could distinguish from
> >the bits of stick that are present in the peat moss.
>
> I tried the same thing with the same result... I believe the tuber is
> very small and they tend to like to be right down the bottom of the
> pot but I have never actually seen one.
D. cistiflora uses a single thickened root as a storage organ.
Usually however it is not that small to be invisible;-).
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Andreas
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