Hymenocallis Question

Jacob Knecht sabepafronta@yahoo.com
Tue, 13 Feb 2007 17:05:10 PST
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@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@lists.ibiblio.org
> [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]
> On Behalf Of Norman Rose
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 3:59 PM
> To: pbs@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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