I got some seeds of Ismene amancaes from Charles Hardman a few years ago
when his main plant of it finally flowered after something like 20 years. I
now have a couple of bulbs of it that seem to be growing well, but only one
has flowered for me a only once so far. They grow very differently than the
previously mentioned ones, popping up in late spring and going dormant a few
months later. Other than that it isn't very difficult to grow. I keep them
completely dry during the winter. Also their foliage is much less tough than
the hybrids and breaks or tears very easily. I've read that there is a
concerted effort to repopulate them in their native Peru and they are
planting thousands of seeds every year in nurseries and replanting a large
protected native region far outside of Lima somewhere that is now a national
park or plant refuge. None of my email queries into availability of seeds or
bulbs for purchase has been responded to. The yellow of I. amancaes is
intense and beautiful.

--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena, California, USA - USDA Zone 10A

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