>From: "Kevin D. Preuss" <hyline@tampabay.rr.com> >Reply-To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Subject: Re: [pbs] Pamianthe peruviana >Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 19:31:11 -0500 > >Alberto, >What are the ideal growing conditions? I have tried a seedlings and a good >sized bulb and all perished in the heat and humidity. Do the roots need to >be exposed? How warm? what type of rainfall? > >Thanks, >Kevin Preuss > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Alberto Castillo" <ezeizabotgard@hotmail.com> >To: <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> >Sent: Sunday, January 23, 2005 1:49 PM >Subject: [pbs] Pamianthe peruviana Hi: It is not a dweller of the Congo! A lot of South America is covered with hot dry forest. For Pamianthe I would use a really big tray as for Worsleya and use a mix of orchid fiber and bark with some leafmould on top and not soil at all. Provided one can give the plants warmth the year round and a dryish winter at 18-20C, summers in the 30s over C would be O. K.And yes the roots are made to be exposed therefore anoxia would be fatal. Regards Alberto _________________________________________________________________ MSN Amor: busca tu ½ naranja http://latam.msn.com/amor/