Harold, many thanks. Do you use that mix for clay pots or plastic ones? In the growing season do you keep the soil moist? maybe with the saucer? I think I have to move my plants to a shader place, now they are in full sun and they do not grow so well as I hoped! Alberto ---------- Initial Header ----------- From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Cc : Date : Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:19:23 -0700 Subject : Re: [pbs] cryptostephanus > Alberto: > > My plants are grown in a green house in 4 liter pots. I use a mix > that is 1/2 organic matter and half pumice gravel. Temperature range > is 10-35C. Plants go dormant and lose their leaves in winter and > water is reduced but does not stop. My greenhouse is well shaded > because I grow mainly paphiopedilums. I do nothing special for them. > They get fed when other plants are fed with a well balanced general > fertilizer. I have good quality water. > > Harold > > > At 09:21 AM 8/20/2009, you wrote: > >Harold, ,what about the cultural cares for C. haemanthoides? soil, > >temperatures, dry, growing season, etc... Many thanks > > > >My best regards > >Alberto > > > >---------- Initial Header ----------- > > > > >From : pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org > >To : "Pacific Bulb Society" pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >Cc : > >Date : Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:55:42 -0700 > >Subject : Re: [pbs] cryptostephanus > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Linda: > > > I grow and flower both Crypt. stephanus and Crypt. haemanthoides routinely. > > > Harold > > > > > > At 07:35 AM 8/20/2009, you wrote: > > > >Hello All, > > > >Do any of you grow cryptostephanus, especially c. vansonii? I > > > >would like some more details on this plant and information if > > > >possible on where to obtain seed? > > > > > > > >Thank you, > > > >Linda Foulis > > > > > > > >Red Deer, AB > > > >Canada > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > > > >pbs mailing list > > > >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > pbs mailing list > > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > > > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > > > > > >Alberto Grossi > >Italy > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >pbs mailing list > >pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > >http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > Alberto Grossi Italy