Lycoris versus Amaryllis
James Waddick (Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:24:06 PST)
Although I remember Bill Welch reporting that his Amaryllis
belladonna put on their best performance the one summer they
accidentally received some irrigation.....
At 03:14 PM 12/14/2007, Jim Waddick wrote:
Amaryllis usually prefers a dry summer (baking), whereas
Lycoris does not want to dry out as completely and tolerates/prefers
summer moisture.
Dear Russell,
The one and only time I ever got bloom on A. belladonna was
the year I stuck a pot out in the hot sun and never purposely watered
it - just a bit of summer rains. I got rid of most bulbs, but found a
couple pots coming up and growing now in my cool greenhouse.
Most people outside of S. Cal and W. Coast don't have much
luck with this, I think.
Best Jim W.
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