Yes, got to watch out for those canine (and feline) episodes. Scadoxus says - "I get no respect." On Fri, Jan 1, 2016 at 11:56 AM, Leo Martin <stnalpsoel@gmail.com> wrote: > Happy New Year to all. > > I got 5 sprouted seeds of the above in spring 2015 from Silverhill. I put > them on top of damp sphagnum moss in a large jar, formerly housing 2 quarts > / liters of cocktail olives. I set the jar on its side, with the lid shut, > in my back bathroom. This is the coolest room in my house, and also has a > skylight, providing bright shade during the day. I removed the cover every > few days for a few minutes to provide air exchange. > > The room was between 80-95 degrees F / 30-35C through the summer. Two > rotted quickly. Three sent out radicles about an inch long, but did not > grow further. Then there was an unfortunate canine episode resulting in an > environmental dislocation and tumbling, but not a jar fracture. Two of the > remaining three survivors did no tolerate this. > > In the past few weeks, that room has had temperatures in the low to mid 50s > F / +/- 7C and the survivor has begun growing strongly. I gently lifted the > moss and reset the plant so I could stand the jar on end and allow the > shoot more head space. The leaf shoot is now brushing the inside of the lid > and I will move it to something taller, like a vase. I think the sphagnum > is a good medium so far. > > Leo Martin > Zone 9? > Phoenix Arizona USA > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >