Hippeastrum glaucescens
Leo A. Martin (Mon, 21 Oct 2013 22:13:04 PDT)
My understanding is that it comes from
fairly arid caatinga habitat, and some
photos show it growing beside cactuses.
Should I give it a lean, mostly inorganic
mix like I use for pachypodiums and
other succulents?
I haven't grown this Hip but caatinga soil is pretty much pure sand with a little bit of
decayed organic matter in the top inch or so. Rain falls in the summer and it is warm
all year - shorts weather in the daytime. And be sure the Hip grows in the soil and not
on something else like a columnar cactus or a rockpile.
Leo Martin
Phoenix Arizona USA