Hymenocallis Question
J.E. Shields (Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:33:30 PST)

Jacob and all,

Our pots of Hymenocallis eucharidifolia are left dry for up to 6
months! After a couple months of being dry here, most of them lose all
their leaves. I'd try leaving your plant dry until it has lost almost all
its present leaves, then start watering again.

Until we get additional input from others who grow and bloom H.
eucharidfifolia, you will have to do some experimenting.

Good luck!

Jim Shields
snowbound in Indiana (USA)

At 10:16 AM 2/14/2007 -0800, you wrote:

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

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