Hey Fred, et al; Interesting input from different people with different methods! I keep them just as I keep my Hippeastrum / Amaryllis hybrids - with most of the bulb exposed - with the lower 1/3 in the soil. I usually see them "buried" though. Yes; I use 100% Pro Mix for most of my plants now. Works well for me. On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Diana Chapman <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net> wrote: > I agree with Nhu. Mine bloom well, and I have found all Phaedranassas to > be very un-fussy about the potting medium. You might try planting them > deeper, they do not want the bulb exposed. Deep planting tends to > discourage offsetting and therefore the bulb can get large enough to > produce a flower bud. Mine never dry out. The climate here is very cool > and damp, so even without watering there is moisture in the medium and I > water them about once a month in winter. > > Diana > Telos > > Hi Fred, >> >> The trick to getting these Andean bulbs to bloom is to allow them to cool >> down for several months. My P. viridiflora multiplies well just like >> yours. I don't think it has as much to do with mixes as it has to do with >> cooling them to get them to bloom. My pots stay outside (Berkeley, CA) and >> cool down to near freezing temperatures (8-4C) for a few months and the >> temps even dip down to -2C some nights. I also stop watering them during >> dormancy, but because my winters are cool and moist, the pots never dry >> out >> and I don't ever recommending drying out completely for these bulbs. >> >> Nhu >> >> On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Fred Biasella <arlen.jose@verizon.net> >> wrote: >> I even keep them cool and dry in the winter like the clivias, >> >> but.no dice. What am I doing wrong? Help? >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com