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----- > > 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! 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