Hymenocallis Question

Diana Chapman rarebulbs@suddenlink.net
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 08:20:52 PST
There is a lot of variation in the size of Hymenocallis.  You can grow H.
palmeri in a one gallon pot (they are very small for a Hymenocallis).  H.
eucharidifolia is medium size, and can do well in a two gallon pot or
larger.  The more vigorous ones like H. littoralis and H. maximiliani need
bigger pots.  They bloom better and offset better in a larger container.
One size does not fit all!

Diana
Telos
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jacob Knecht" <sabepafronta@yahoo.com>
To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 5:05 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Hymenocallis Question


> 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
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