Sprekelia howardi
J.E. Shields (Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:36:36 PST)

Hi Doug and all,

I am not sure they should be transplanted as young as 2 years. Most of
mine are still in their original pots, at ca. 5 or 6 years of age. I did
disturb one, to remove an offset for trading. It at least did not kill the
bulb!

I have my Sprekelia howardii growing in my standard gritty mix for bulbs,
succulents, and cacti:

2 parts Promix BX + 1 part fill sand + 1 part granite chick starter grit
(ca. 1/8th inch mesh).

I only have had one bulb flower in each of the last two summers. I am not
at all sure I am following optimal procedures for S. howardii, but most of
the seedlings seem to be surviving at least.

Best wishes,
Jim Shields
in chilly, sunny central Indiana (USA) where we had our first snow flurries
of the season yesterday.

At 01:21 PM 11/23/2007 -0800, you wrote:

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