Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
Eugene Zielinski (Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:44:21 PDT)
I would plant the seeds right away. I received some H. eucharidifolia seeds last year. I "planted" them (in early July 2006) on some sphagnum moss in a clear, covered plastic container under artificial light. In a couple of months, most of the seeds started producing roots and small bulbs. I transfered the the seeds to a pot, burying the root and bulb, but leaving the green seed on the surface. In a few weeks they produced a narrow leaf, which grew, then gradually withered away over the winter. This year, in late spring, they started producing broad "eucharidifolia" leaves. I'm getting ready to transfer them to a larger pot.
I should add that I am growing them indoors under fluorescent lights. Once I transplant them, I'm going to move the pot outdoors.
Eugene Zielinski
Augusta, GA
USA
-----Original Message-----
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:12:38 -0400
From: VicM
Subject: [pbs] Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
Hi all,
My plant of H. eucharidifolia has been kind enough to grant me three
large, fleshy, green seeds. They just fell off the plant and into my
waiting hand...now...what do I do with them? Are they ripe or a dud?
There is no sign of any sprouting root. Should they be planted now or
held till next spring? This is the first year it has bloomed. The seed
looks a lot like some crinum seed.