Hi plantfriends , I'm not a long time a member in this group - and this is the first that I read about Homeria - this plants are not offered here in Germany . Is anybody here in this who has surplus of this plants ? Maybe we can swap or I will pay . Please contact me privat . With best wishes Hans -----Ursprungliche Nachricht----- Von: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]Im Auftrag von ConroeJoe@aol.com Gesendet: Sonntag, 21. November 2004 21:13 An: pbs@lists.ibiblio.org Betreff: [pbs] Homeria collina Hi, I got some corms about 18-20 months ago, from an email garden friend. We traded daylilies for Homeria and Lycoris. I potted them up, and they grew a little, but they didn't get lush in the 2-3 months before hot, wet summer set in. I dried them down for 4-5 months and then brought them out for last winter--they were in a small clay pot (7-8 inches) and in soil that was about 60% coarse sand and perlite. They did OK all winter and then I dried them down this past June. I don't know if they will take summer here. June was a mess with rain every day and sticky humidity in between, with nights around 75 F (24 C) and days near 95 F (35 C). Such temperatures are nothing like the H. collina has a reputation as a weed in some climates, so perhaps it is very forgiving and might do fine here in summer if provided with adequate drainage. The corms have been outside now since mid-October (winter 2) and I repotted them up into a 10 inch clay pot (double soil volume, and provided a bit richer soil mix around the original soil ball. The plants have responded well--suddenly taller than ever before at 18-20 inches. I'll keep the pot on the sunny front porch; the corms did well there last year, happily enduring temperatures down to 25 F (-4 C). This fall I have provided dilute fertilizer--first 1/2 strength fish emulsion and then, 4 weeks later, 1/4 strength 20-20-20 with micronutrients. The foliage is attractive, grasslike, sometimes a bit pendant, richly green but with a hint of blue on a cloudy day like today. The grasslike leaves look good in a terra cotta pot. Mine have not flowered, perhaps this coming spring they will do so. I understand yellow forms exist; mine are supposed to be orange and I'll look around for yellow eventually. Cordially, Conroe Joe zone 9a, 5-7 inches of rain this week, lows near 60 F, highs near 75 F greater Houston, TX area _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php