Hymenocallis Question
Jacob Knecht (Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:16:17 PST)
Thank you Diana and Jim,
Sounds like the pot I have the Hymenocallis
eucharidifolia potted in is alright. The plant sits
in the shade of my greenhouse beneath a wall of
mounted orchids, and get's watered everyday. I will
experiment with withholding water. Any suggestions on
how long should it go without water? 1-2 months or
more?
Thanks!
Jacob
--- "J.E. Shields" <jshields@indy.net> wrote:
Hi Jacob and all,
We grow our Hymenocallis eucharidifolia in 1-gal. or
2-gal.
containers. They are kept bone dry in winter, under
a bench in a cool (but
above freezing!) greenhouse. They get dappled shade
outdoors in a lath
house in summer, along with both natural rain and
regular irrigation. They
bloom.
I don't know what the critical difference is, but I
suspect it is going
totally dry for several months here. Does yours
ever get completely dry
for any length of time?
Best wishes,
Jim Shields
in cold and snowy central Indiana
At 05:05 PM 2/13/2007 -0800, you wrote:
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-----
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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
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