Jim: We are growing Hymenocallis maximiliana in typical garden conditions beside H. 'Tropical Giant'. This species is very vigorous here and three year old clumps are 24" wide x 12" tall. It has proven to be a superb garden performer for us. At 12:04 PM 9/3/2003 -0500, you wrote: >Hi all, > >I got a few bulbs of Hymenocallis maximilianii from Russell Stafford >(Odyssey Bulbs) in April, 2002. One of these is now sending up a >scape. It isn't in "Flora of North America" vol. 26. Thad Howard lists it >as from Mexico, coastal Guerrero, and as being "somewhat like H. acutifolia." > >Can anyone tell me about how I ought to be growing it? I have the feeling >it is only flowering for me because of the extraordinarily rainy season we >are having. How big is it going to get someday? What size container ought >it be grown in? I've crowded 5 of these into one 10-inch bulb pan (only >about 4 or 5 inches deep). > >Regards, >Jim Shields >in central Indiana > >************************************************* >Jim Shields USDA Zone 5 Shields Gardens, Ltd. >P.O. Box 92 WWW: http://www.shieldsgardens.com/ >Westfield, Indiana 46074, USA >Tel. ++1-317-867-3344 or toll-free 1-866-449-3344 in USA >Member of INTERNATIONAL CLIVIA CO-OP > >_______________________________________________ >pbs mailing list >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, NC 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdel.com/ phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent