Hymenocallis caribaea. Was Re: Hymenocallis caraibese
J.E. Shields (Tue, 14 Jun 2005 14:38:11 PDT)
Hi Carol and all,
We are assuming that the plant to which you refer is Hymenocallis caribaea
Herb. This species is, as its name implies, from the Caribbean area. It
is a tropical and subtropical plant. It does not take kindly to
temperatures that are as low as 50°F for long.
I would not let it go dormant, nor would I subject it to chilling. While
it may survive chilling, it is also likely to rot when chilled. It should
remain evergreen and retain leaves all year.
Good luck!
Jim Shields
in central Indiana
At 10:22 PM 6/14/2005 +0200, you wrote:
At 18:03 13-06-2005, Kevin D. Preuss wrote:
Ideally it would grow year round. And it does offset fromthe basal
plate...big offsets.
Do not treat the same as Hippeastrum or amaryllis.
Kevin D. Preuss
http://www.amaryllis-plus.com/
But will it flower without having a dormant period? Mine was dry when I
got it around February and flowered in April or May.
...........
Carol
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