Hello, Is the Amaryllis belladonna flowering project data available anywhere? I would like to peruse it for guidance in my (probably futile) efforts with breeding Amarcrinums here in Gainesville, FL. I apologize in advance if I have missed it in the archives/website. Thanks, Mike McCaffery On Fri, Sep 8, 2017 at 11:46 AM, James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com> wrote: > Dear Mike and all, > > Both bulbs can grow in moderate amounts of light- Full sun > can be as few as 4 or 6 hours a day and same with full shade. But Amaryllis > is essentiall a plant for sun and Lycoris are plants for shade. > > We could easily start a while new topic on what it means for bulbs > to ‘BAKE”. Bulbs that experience long warm to hot/dry periods experience > soils that dry deeply. Bulbs lilke Lycoris that do not grow where they > bake experience some soil moisture all growing season and dormancy. I > suspect this may corelate with bulbs that keep roots during dormancy and > those that have roots that dry up and are replaced with new growth. > > Lycoris definitely grow in damp positions. I have seen them > growing along the banks of small streams and places that are nearly swampy. > They are not plants of open sunny or dry areas although some species seem > to be more tolerant of these conditions. > > > GROWING SEASON - another thorny question. Here in central North > America, the traditional growing season is follwoing and before winter, the > ‘dormant seasson’. In my growing season from about April to Oct we have > regular summer rains and dry period in between. > > The Mecditerranean ‘Growing Season’ is quite different and I have > too little experience to comment, but it is qute different from mine. > > I assume bulbs can adapt to the specifics of their growing > conditions, but only within limits. These growing llimits seem > sufficiently tight enough that Amaryllis and Lycoris will not grow side by > side in the same location. Mostly. > > Best Jim W. > > > > > > On Sep 7, 2017, at 6:24 PM, Michael Mace <michaelcmace@gmail.com> wrote: > > A couple of thoughts about Jim's notes on A. belladonna: > > > > Grow in full sun > > Depends on how much sun you have, but they definitely prefer a lot of > light. > Here in sunny California they are OK in part sun. But they're not the sort > of things you'd usually grow in the deep shade of a large tree. > > > > Bulbs BAKE prior to bloom > > Meaning their natural climate is dry most of the summer, although their > part > of South Africa does get a bit of occasional rain and fog in summer. I > think > some of our Aussie friends have reported that they actually bloom a bit > better when they get a thunderstorm or two in summer, and here in > California > they definitely thrive better on the cool coast than they do far inland > where there's no summer fog. > > When grown in pots (large pots only), they need light summer moisture so > the > roots don't dry out. > > > > Bulbs dry during the annual growing season > > Depends on what you mean by "growing season." They are dry in the blooming > season, but they need rainfall when in leaf, winter-spring. > > > Hope that helps. > > Mike > San Jose, CA > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > Dr. James Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd > Kansas City, MO 64152-2711 > USA > Phone 816-746-1949 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…