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Hi Martin

I agree.  Not sure how that occurred.  There's more than two.   On one side of the bulb there's a shoot appearing near the base of the bulb

I've grown this from a plant purchased at a specialty nursery here in New Jersey.  It flowered a couple of years and them disappeared.  Flowers were flt to the ground.  I believe it's used and an indicator for weather changes in the alpine regions by hikers.

As an update on the Crinum.  I dug it up and potted in in the greenhouse. Dusted the cut surface with some sulfur powder.  It has showed some small green shoots.  I wonder if it just a late grower?

Haemanthus humilis

Martin

I've grown a couple of Boohone's both winter and summer growers and the emerging leaf doesn't look like you the image on the left.  Leaves come up flat usually facing each other.

Ledebouria socialis

Ledebouria ovalifolia

Hi Uli

That's exactly what I did.  I've had bulbs infested with the NBF and the bulb was mushy and debris was pushing out of the entry point for the larva, not so in this case.
 

Thanks,

The bulb is very firm.  Other than the small area that's dark in the middle of the bulb no other issues.  All my other Crinums outdoors have sprouted and growing well.

I had a number of Crinums seeds that germinated and grew  for two years in a pot.  Planted out last year and grew well.

The year in spring the bulb showed no signs of growth.  I dug it up and cut off the top dead leaf remnants and the attached photos show what I found.  My guess is a Narcissus bulb fly larva is somewhere deep in side the bulb.  The bulb is firm and has a good root system attached.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Lycoris

Looks to be Lycoris houdyshelii

The issue of lights for plant illumination is very complicated.  i bought these from Amazon.  I use them to augment natural light in my greenhouse.  Easy to install.

8FT LED Shop Light 10 Pack, Hanging/Surface Mount 6000K/White High Output T8 LED Ceiling Lighting, Plug & Play 72W 11520LM, Linkable for Garage
Brand: Phiwicsh

The following folks have ordered for the SA bulb Co. and have not yet paid.  We will ship only when payment is made.

I know some have stated they are sending a check.

I've truncated the email addresses below.

 

car-ick@comcast.net

 

tr-up@gmail.com

 

pl-n@att.net   gle-er@hotmail.com   aa-vee@yahoo.com   la-47@gmail.com   ja-ch28@yahoo.com   cj-o@yahoo.com If you paid let me know and I can do a PayPal search. Thank you, Arnold

Hi Uli

Maybe your olfactory organ is not up to snuff?

Peter 

Once the foliage yellows I take this as a sign the bulb is dormant.  My SA bulbs spend their summers in a cool basement.  Completely dry for the summer.  The basement is a bit damp as are most here in the NE during summers.

I have emailed everyone who participated in the USA SA group bulb order.  If you ordered and haven't received a note please email me at arnold140@verizon.net

Thanks,