Hymenocallis eucharidifolia

Eugene Zielinski eez55@earthlink.net
Sat, 28 Jul 2007 09:44:21 PDT
I would plant the seeds right away.  I received some H. eucharidifolia seeds last year.  I "planted" them (in early July 2006) on some sphagnum moss in a clear, covered plastic container under artificial light.  In a couple of months, most of the seeds started producing roots and small bulbs.  I transfered the the seeds to a pot, burying the root and bulb, but leaving the green seed on the surface.  In a few weeks they produced a narrow leaf, which grew, then gradually withered away over the winter.  This year, in late spring, they started producing broad "eucharidifolia" leaves.  I'm getting ready to transfer them to a larger pot.
I should add that I am growing them indoors under fluorescent lights.  Once I transplant them, I'm going to move the pot outdoors.

Eugene Zielinski
Augusta, GA
USA

-----Original Message-----
>Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:12:38 -0400
>From: VicM
>Subject: [pbs] Hymenocallis eucharidifolia
>To: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org
>
>Hi all,
>
>My plant of H. eucharidifolia has been kind enough to grant me three 
>large, fleshy, green seeds.  They just fell off the plant and into my 
>waiting hand...now...what do I do with them?  Are they ripe or a dud?  
>There is no sign of any sprouting root.  Should they be planted now or 
>held till next spring?  This is the first year it has bloomed.  The seed 
>looks a lot like some crinum seed.


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