HI Jude, I actually got mine from Diana at Telos Bulbs back in 2007. How deep do you grow yours and do you use straight Pro Mix? Warm Regards, Fred -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of The Silent Seed Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 8:58 AM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Phaedranassa Virdiflora I grow several Phaeds, as I call them - and you may have gotten those from me on Ebay - I grow them all in Pro Mix, and they flower for me. (This is what I do for all of my Hippeastrum types, and they like it - as opposed to a coarser mix.) Do you use fertilizer? I do not. Best, Jude On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 8:49 AM, Fred Biasella < fbiasella@watertownsavings.com> wrote: > Hi Heather, > > I kinda made it up after reading some of the posts on free draining > mixes and I use this as my typical (default) mix. Depending on the > plant, I will make adjustments to the mix and make it either finer or > coarser. I have quite a few clivia and they seem to prefer the coarser > mix. After doing a little research on Phaedranassa, I figured they > would appreciate a similar free draining and organic mix. Do you grow Phaedranassa? > > Warm Regards, > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Heather > Koch > Sent: Monday, May 11, 2015 7:47 AM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Cc: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Phaedranassa Virdiflora > > How did you come up with your planting mix? > > On May 10, 2015, at 12:52 PM, "Fred Biasella" <arlen.jose@verizon.net> > wrote: > > > Hello Folks, > > > > > > > > I just unpotted a large pot of this Phaedranassa in the hopes of > > getting it to bloom. Originally I purchased three bulbs and now have > > a pot full of them but no blooms. I'm thinking they don't like my > > soil mixture (peat mix, perlite, small redwood chips, small coco > > chips, granite, coarse sand and > > charcoal) it's the same I use for the clivias and they seem to like > > it due to its free draining nature. Like I said, they've grown and > > multiplied but no blooms. I even keep them cool and dry in the > > winter like the clivias, but.no dice. What am I doing wrong? Help? > > > > > > > > Warm Regards, > > > > Fred Biasella > > > > Cambridge (Boston) MA > > > > USDA Zone 6b > > > > _______________________________________________ > > pbs mailing list > > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > > https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p… > > 004Xd2&U=https%3A%2F%2Fclicktime.cloud.postoffice.net%2Fclicktime.ph > > p%3FX%3DXID044TekLvZ025&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S&H=793acbaef58326c9ff6824f4 > > 3b223961d74021c0&S=Y > > 8Xd3&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Flist.php&T=WTSB&HV=X,U, > > T, S&H=0f0f44df2d18561fd6507ca6215b849c832853ad&S=Y > > https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p… > > 004Xd2&U=https%3A%2F%2Fclicktime.cloud.postoffice.net%2Fclicktime.ph > > p%3FX%3DXID044TekLvZ025&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S&H=793acbaef58326c9ff6824f4 > > 3b223961d74021c0&S=Y > > 8Xd3&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Fpbswiki&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T > > ,S &H=c17d5c418ca784774e2108ab79711213d89046a2&S=Y > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p… > 4Xd2&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Flist.php&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T, > S&H=ea162f4418018425b03bb2f0747756b2d5a2a2c8&S=Y > https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p… > 4Xd2&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Fpbswiki&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S > &H=6f6edc913ff9cf9868c6ef46cbd8aec19227cfea&S=Y > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p… > 4Xd2&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Flist.php&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T, > S&H=ea162f4418018425b03bb2f0747756b2d5a2a2c8&S=Y > https://clicktime.cloud.postoffice.net/clicktime.p… > 4Xd2&U=http%3A%2F%2Fpacificbulbsociety.org%2Fpbswiki&T=WTSB&HV=X,U,T,S > &H=6f6edc913ff9cf9868c6ef46cbd8aec19227cfea&S=Y > -- The Silent Seed Rare and Unusual plants from around the world. thesilentseed.com