[pbs] Cardwell Lily
VicM
vicm527 at verizon.net
Wed Oct 3 10:37:56 EDT 2007
I have been growing the Cardwell lily here in central Florida for
several years. I think Dylan is right with the cultural requirements.
My bulb did not bloom until the second season and it did so after I
plunged its smaller pot into a larger planter. Bulbs that were planted
directly into the larger planter rotted. The only watering was in the
planter so the bulb itself stayed dry. It went dormant in the fall, but
the roots stayed somewhat moist because they were in the planter. This
year I replanted it into another pot and moved it outside to sit under a
tree. It did not bloom. Maybe it is resting or maybe the roots miss
their roaming ways. I guess the moral is - leave 'well-enough' alone.
Lynn Makela
Zone 9b
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