Hymenocallis Question

Jacob Knecht sabepafronta@yahoo.com
Wed, 14 Feb 2007 10:16:17 PST
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@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@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
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> > >   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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