A Question for Haemanthus Experts
Nhu Nguyen (Sun, 27 Aug 2017 08:58:38 PDT)

Hi Eugene and Victoria,

The giant form of Haemanthus humilis is truly impressive! It's not too
difficult to grow. In general, Haemanthus humilis are summer growers and do
go dormant in winter. I would allow the plant to dry out in winter (I've
kept mine near bone dry), then resume watering in spring.

Nhu

On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 8:02 AM, Eugene Zielinski <eez55@earthlink.net>
wrote:

I have a very small Haemanthus Humilis Giant Form that\'s not doing very

well.

I bought about 5 months ago and it was very perky and looking good. The

seller recommended repotting it because the roots were so large it was
about to break it\'s plastic pot. I repotted to the next size up and it was
doing well for a while and now that we\'ve hit winter in Melbourne,
Australia, it\'s started to spot, split on the leaves and droop overall.

It\'s always been kept inside in an average temp room, bright light and

no drafts or direct sun. I water occasionally, not letting the soil
completely dry out. I\'ve never changed it\'s position or how I care for it.

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