What to do with bulbs that don't have flowers.

Sujit Hart sujithart@gmail.com
Wed, 13 Apr 2016 06:57:58 PDT
Thank you for all the advices.

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 11:01 AM, Kipp McMichael <kimcmich@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> Greetings,
>   Boophone, and large Amaryllids in general, cannot be over-potted. The
> largest, deepest pot you can adequately manage is the thing to go for. If
> you are growing B. disticha, you should certainly consider trying one of
> them in the ground - I get yearly blooms from my B. disticha in the front
> garden since I planted them.
> -|<ipp
>
> > Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2016 08:17:06 -0500
> > From: sujithart@gmail.com
>
> > Another question is regarding my Boophone. I have had them for three
> years
> > now and they are sending out leaves in the fan shape this year (first
> time
> > it did this for me). They are currently in a clay pot with potting medium
> > that consists of 50% sand and 50% potting mix. I would like to keep them
> > alive until they will flower which is  probably another 10 years or more.
> > How often should I repot them and is it necessary to increase pot size.
> > They are in the 8" pot now.
>
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