[pbs] Sprekelia dormancy question
James Waddick
jwaddick at kc.rr.com
Mon Jan 1 17:34:43 EST 2007
>Adam wrote : Re; S. formosissima. Personally I believe bringing your pots
>in is irrelevant or unnecessary. I've been able to winter over
>Hippeastrelia "Durga Pradhan" here in the Chicago area. Outdoors, no pot,
>in the ground-- sticky clayey loam at about 20" from the foundation of the
>house.
Dear Adam -
I am shocked to hear this. I bring mine (in pots) indoors
before the first frost and they stay there-bone dry until they show
'signs' in spring, then repotting and lots of water.
Some sacrificial bulbs go out this fall.!
Does it actually bloom outdoors?
Stunned-Jim W.
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