Hi All, I’m Sue Mandeville from Eugene, Oregon, new to the PBS. Zone 7-8, wet winters, dry summers. I joined because I wanted to find out how to get my Hippeastrum papillo to bloom. Had it for years. Told it didn’t need a dormant period, then read it needed two short dormant periods. Read it liked to be pot bound, so when dormant I put it in a smaller pot. Read it was epiphytic. Has 5 big bulbs. It’s starting to go dormant again. I’m thinking I gave it too much nitrogen fertilizer, fertilizer suggestions and timing would be welcome. I’m also thinking of putting it in an orchid type pot with bark chips and peat…does this sound OK? Other than no blooms, it’s a very healthy plant. Thanks, Sue _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/