[pbs] Ammocharis problems
Floral Architecture
john at floralarchitecture.com
Sat May 27 19:37:01 EDT 2006
I have a HUGE Ammocharis bulb that I recently got but it will not grow. It puts out a few leaves and then goes dormant again. It should be nice and green right now but it is not. The bulb was planted above ground (grown by a succulent nursery for caudiform people). I have thought about putting it into a large deep pot to see if that would help but I haven't done that yet. I am afraid it would get too much water here over the winter.
But, I just thought there are several at the Huntington in the ground that are doing just fine and they get the same amount of rains I get at the beach, maybe more. Even with all the rains this winter, I was relatively dry at the beach and actually I had to do a lot of watering in more protected areas (clivia areas under the palms).
Does anyone have experience with large old Ammocharis that might be able to shed some light on what I am doing wrong??
John Ingram in L.A., CA.
www.floralarchitecture.com "Your Clivia Connection"
john at floralarchitecture.com
310.709.1613 (cell, west coast time, please call accordingly. Thank you)
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