I think Blumenavium is now moved to Griffinia class,from Hippeastrum.
On Tuesday, September 8, 2015 1:34 PM, Fred Biasella <fbiasella@watertownsavings.com> wrote:
Hi Rick,
Thanks for the response and very helpful information.
Warm Regards,
Fred
-----Original Message-----
From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Rick Buell via pbs
Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 11:59 AM
To: pbs@lists ibiblio. org <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [pbs] FW: Hippeastrum (Eithea) Blumenavium
Hi Fred--I've been growing this for ~3 years, and it has become one of my favorite houseplants. In my experience, it has an irregular dormancy of 2-4 weeks, during which time I generally let it run a little dryer than usual, and repot it if need be. Otherwise, I ignore it during dormancy.
It will break dormancy and grow it leaves fairly quickly. As you probably know, it shouldn't dry out completely. I have mine outdoors where it gets no more than 90 minutes of very early sun, and no more than bright/dappled shade the rest of the day. Mine flowered back in May, went dormant, and then produced another round of flowers 10 weeks later. The plants are self-fertile. If you decide to produce seed, it's a good idea to contain the seed pod before it ripens and splits open. (These are the most slippery seeds I've ever encountered!)
Good luck with it!
Rick Buell
From:"Fred Biasella" <fbiasella@watertownsavings.com> date:///Tue/, Sep 8, 2015 at 8:54 AM Subject:[pbs] FW: Hippeastrum (Eithea) Blumenavium
Hello All,
I have a question on this cute little plant. I have only been growing it since winter of last year, so I'm still kinda new to its culture. It's leaves are turning yellow and falling off, does this mean it's going dormant? I did some reading about it a while ago and I was under the impression that it was evergreen, similar to griffinia. Can someone please let me know if it is late summer/early fall dormant and if water should be withheld until winter or until growth resumes.
Thanks and warm Regards,
Fred
_______________________________________________
pbs mailing list
pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/