[pbs] Hymenocallis Question
Jacob Knecht
sabepafronta at yahoo.com
Wed Feb 14 13:16:17 EST 2007
Thank you Diana and Jim,
Sounds like the pot I have the Hymenocallis
eucharidifolia potted in is alright. The plant sits
in the shade of my greenhouse beneath a wall of
mounted orchids, and get's watered everyday. I will
experiment with withholding water. Any suggestions on
how long should it go without water? 1-2 months or
more?
Thanks!
Jacob
--- "J.E. Shields" <jshields at indy.net> wrote:
> Hi Jacob and all,
>
> We grow our Hymenocallis eucharidifolia in 1-gal. or
> 2-gal.
> containers. They are kept bone dry in winter, under
> a bench in a cool (but
> above freezing!) greenhouse. They get dappled shade
> outdoors in a lath
> house in summer, along with both natural rain and
> regular irrigation. They
> bloom.
>
> I don't know what the critical difference is, but I
> suspect it is going
> totally dry for several months here. Does yours
> ever get completely dry
> for any length of time?
>
> Best wishes,
> Jim Shields
> in cold and snowy central Indiana
>
> At 05:05 PM 2/13/2007 -0800, you wrote:
> >Aloha,
> >
> >I don't mean to hijack the the thread but reading
> this
> >makes me curious about a Hymenocallis
> eucharidifolia I
> >have had in a 3 gallon pot in the shade of my
> >greenhouse for almost two years. It just grows
> leaves
> >(and much longer than any leaves I have seen in
> photos
> >for this species).
> >
> >My first question is just how much light this
> species
> >prefers, should I put it in full sun? Second, I
> >hadn't heard that Hymenocallis were fussy about
> having
> >enough root run. Perhaps my 3gallon pot is too
> >confining to allow blooming?
> >
> >Any tips are welcome!
> >
> >Mahalo,
> >
> >Jacob Knecht
> >Honolulu, Hawai`i
> >
> >--- Alani Davis <adavis at ecoresource.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello Norman-
> > >
> > > I agree with everything Diana has already said,
> but
> > > had a few additional
> > > bits. You will be repotting in no time with a
> one
> > > gallon pot and I think you
> > > should at least go with a 3 gallon. This plant
> will
> > > take some cramping and
> > > will form decent clumps in the ground, but if
> too
> > > cramped without adequate
> > > root space, the flowering with suffer, so I
> would
> > > not say that it is the
> > > preferred condition like some Zephyranthes, etc.
> For
> > > me, I find it is
> > > tolerant of drier conditions than some
> Hymenocallis,
> > > but that is from my
> > > Florida perspective of dry which has humidity
> > > usually well above 40% and
> > > this plant certainly won't be happy if the soil
> is
> > > too dry. Fir bark I would
> > > not equate with compost. I would recommend
> something
> > > like a mixture of
> > > composted cow manure and medium course sand.
> Pumice,
> > > perlite, and pea gravel
> > > could be added but they will probably increase
> the
> > > need to water more often
> > > than anything else and are not really necessary.
> > > Measuring from the basal
> > > plate to the surface, I would probably plant
> about
> > > two inches below the
> > > surface with the neck partially buried, but I am
> not
> > > sure what you mean by
> > > one inch without a reference point. I know some
> who
> > > plant them even deeper
> > > but that is in Zone 7. This plant seems to be
> quite
> > > hardy for me and does
> > > very well in the ground here having been hardy
> down
> > > to 17 degrees Fahrenheit
> > > though only for a few hours at a time. I find it
> a
> > > moderate producer
> > > offsets. Steady & regular. I hope that helps.
> > >
> > > Alani Davis
> > > Tallahassee, Florida Zone 8b (for now)
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
> > > [mailto:pbs-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org]
> > > On Behalf Of Norman Rose
> > > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 3:59 PM
> > > To: pbs at lists.ibiblio.org
> > > Subject: [pbs] Hymenocallis Question
> > >
> > > Hi All,
> > > I will be getting a Hymenocallis maximillini
> bulb in
> > > a
> > > few days. I have looked through the archives and
> > > searched the web to learn what this plant likes.
> > > Here
> > > is what I have concluded. Needs rich well
> drained
> > > soil. Keep soil moist. It needs a dry dormant
> > > period
> > > in the winter. The soil mix I will be using is
> > > compost
> > > (fir bark) sand, pumice,perlite and pea gravel.
> Does
> > > this soil mix sound good. Also, I wanted to put
> this
> > > in a 1 gallon black plastic pot. Does this bulb
> like
> > > to be crowded? Is 1 inch deep OK for this? I
> live in
> > > San Jose California. I know this variety comes
> from
> > > Mexico and gets more humidity there than we get
> here
> > > on the west coast. Any suggestions to my growing
> > > notes
> > > would be appreciated.
> > > thanks again
> > > Norman Rose
> > > San Jose California Zone 9
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