Phaedranassa Virdiflora
The Silent Seed (Mon, 11 May 2015 07:36:44 PDT)

Hey Fred, et al;
Interesting input from different people with different methods!
I keep them just as I keep my Hippeastrum / Amaryllis hybrids - with most
of the bulb exposed - with the lower 1/3 in the soil. I usually see them
"buried" though.
Yes; I use 100% Pro Mix for most of my plants now.
Works well for me.

On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 10:18 AM, Diana Chapman <rarebulbs@suddenlink.net>
wrote:

I agree with Nhu. Mine bloom well, and I have found all Phaedranassas to
be very un-fussy about the potting medium. You might try planting them
deeper, they do not want the bulb exposed. Deep planting tends to
discourage offsetting and therefore the bulb can get large enough to
produce a flower bud. Mine never dry out. The climate here is very cool
and damp, so even without watering there is moisture in the medium and I
water them about once a month in winter.

Diana
Telos

Hi Fred,

The trick to getting these Andean bulbs to bloom is to allow them to cool
down for several months. My P. viridiflora multiplies well just like
yours. I don't think it has as much to do with mixes as it has to do with
cooling them to get them to bloom. My pots stay outside (Berkeley, CA) and
cool down to near freezing temperatures (8-4C) for a few months and the
temps even dip down to -2C some nights. I also stop watering them during
dormancy, but because my winters are cool and moist, the pots never dry
out
and I don't ever recommending drying out completely for these bulbs.

Nhu

On Sun, May 10, 2015 at 12:52 PM, Fred Biasella <arlen.jose@verizon.net>
wrote:
I even keep them cool and dry in the winter like the clivias,

but.no dice. What am I doing wrong? Help?

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