On Tue, Oct 25, 2022, 3:34 PM Robert Lauf via pbs < pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > I can offer two comments, based on my experience here in Zone 7. > 1. Most Eucomis (with the exception of E regia) are from summer rainfall > areas and they grow and bloom in summer. Growth here starts around > mid-April and that's when I dig/divide if I'm going to do it that year. > 2. Often mine will put up some new growth in the fall, and some will > occasionally bloom a second time. This summer here was brutally hot and > dry, and everything took a beating, except for the weeds, of course, but > some of the Eucomis are putting on some new growth. I don't expect any > reblooms as we are already flirting with frost. And the frost is a few > weeks early this year. Go figure. > So without knowing your exact conditions, if your summers are really dry, > start watering in April and they will probably come to life. If they are > in pots, you might try adding some hydrogel to the soil so you can give it > a good soaking and then not need to water so frequently going forward. > Bob E TN > On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 02:23:38 AM EDT, Shmuel Silinsky via > pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > My Eucomis Dark Star in a pot was dormant all summer and is now starting > growth. Should it be a summer grower? Should I try to "train" it to a > different schedule? > Shmuel Silinsky > Jerusalem Israel > Zone 9b > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum latest: > https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…