Dennis I get an alarm that http://www.badbear.com/ is infected I can't open them can you send the pictures to my email address Roland 2011/7/23 Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>: > I posted some photos of geophytes I'm growing in pots here: > > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/01-Polianthes/ tuberosa 'Suvarna'.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/02-Polianthes/ tuberosa 'Suvarna'.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/03-Rain/ lilies from Kroger (Habranthus).JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/04-Hymenocallis/ 'Festalis'.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/05-Hymenocallis/ 'Festalis'.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/06-Polianthes/ tuberosa.JPG > http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/07-Polianthes/ geminiflora.JPG > > I tried something new this year with my tender bulbs. After their winter > rest in the basement, I planted some of in orchid pots filled with leca > stones. > > Polianthes tuberosa 'Suvarna' seems to love it. They seem tremendously > happy compared to last year when they were in regular potting mix... in a > regular clay pot. Although, to be fair, the regular Polianthes tuberosa is > still in a regular clay pot in regular potting mix, and it seems awfully > happy this year too. > > Hymenocallis x 'Festalis' also seems quite happy in the orchid pot with leca > stones... although one bulb took forever to awaken from dormancy. > > I included some photos where you can see the roots. I keep them all well > watered, and add fertilizer to the water at least once a week. > > The rain lilies are in regular potting mix, but they love being in the > orchid pot with the little reservoir of water at the bottom. > > Polianthes geminiflora is a little perplexing to me. I thought I would > struggle to keep it happy through the winter, indoors under lights, but in > actuality keeping it happy outside has been far more difficult. Most of > them died back, and are just now resprouting. I don't know what they > want... maybe more water, more shade, or less heat? > > Dennis in Cincinnati > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- R de Boer La Maugardiere 1 F 27260 EPAIGNES FRANCE Phone./Fax 0033-232-576-204 Email: bulborum@gmail.com