Aloha, I don't mean to hijack the the thread but reading this makes me curious about a Hymenocallis eucharidifolia I have had in a 3 gallon pot in the shade of my greenhouse for almost two years. It just grows leaves (and much longer than any leaves I have seen in photos for this species). My first question is just how much light this species prefers, should I put it in full sun? Second, I hadn't heard that Hymenocallis were fussy about having enough root run. Perhaps my 3gallon pot is too confining to allow blooming? Any tips are welcome! Mahalo, Jacob Knecht Honolulu, Hawai`i --- Alani Davis <adavis@ecoresource.com> wrote: > Hello Norman- > > I agree with everything Diana has already said, but > had a few additional > bits. You will be repotting in no time with a one > gallon pot and I think you > should at least go with a 3 gallon. This plant will > take some cramping and > will form decent clumps in the ground, but if too > cramped without adequate > root space, the flowering with suffer, so I would > not say that it is the > preferred condition like some Zephyranthes, etc. For > me, I find it is > tolerant of drier conditions than some Hymenocallis, > but that is from my > Florida perspective of dry which has humidity > usually well above 40% and > this plant certainly won't be happy if the soil is > too dry. Fir bark I would > not equate with compost. I would recommend something > like a mixture of > composted cow manure and medium course sand. Pumice, > perlite, and pea gravel > could be added but they will probably increase the > need to water more often > than anything else and are not really necessary. > Measuring from the basal > plate to the surface, I would probably plant about > two inches below the > surface with the neck partially buried, but I am not > sure what you mean by > one inch without a reference point. I know some who > plant them even deeper > but that is in Zone 7. This plant seems to be quite > hardy for me and does > very well in the ground here having been hardy down > to 17 degrees Fahrenheit > though only for a few hours at a time. I find it a > moderate producer > offsets. Steady & regular. I hope that helps. > > Alani Davis > Tallahassee, Florida Zone 8b (for now) > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org > [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] > On Behalf Of Norman Rose > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 3:59 PM > To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: [pbs] Hymenocallis Question > > Hi All, > I will be getting a Hymenocallis maximillini bulb in > a > few days. I have looked through the archives and > searched the web to learn what this plant likes. > Here > is what I have concluded. Needs rich well drained > soil. Keep soil moist. It needs a dry dormant > period > in the winter. The soil mix I will be using is > compost > (fir bark) sand, pumice,perlite and pea gravel. Does > this soil mix sound good. Also, I wanted to put this > in a 1 gallon black plastic pot. Does this bulb like > to be crowded? Is 1 inch deep OK for this? I live in > San Jose California. I know this variety comes from > Mexico and gets more humidity there than we get here > on the west coast. Any suggestions to my growing > notes > would be appreciated. > thanks again > Norman Rose > San Jose California Zone 9 > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > === message truncated === ____________________________________________________________________________________ TV dinner still cooling? Check out "Tonight's Picks" on Yahoo! TV. http://tv.yahoo.com/