Albuca spiralis

linny@cruzio.com linny@cruzio.com
Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:52:19 PST



 

Well  I move it around, depending on what it's doing.  For
awhile now it's been shaded by some other pots because the sun is so low
and to the south, but it's starting to produce foliage so I'll move it
into the sun now. It's been getting watered because we had a small rain
and the pots around it are being watered.  When I say sporadic
watering, I mean we might or might not be paying attention to it after the
foliage dies off.  Usually I would let it dry out for the fall after
flowering and it would be in the sun then. Sorry if this isn't very
definitive, but I hope it helps.  As i said, though, I'm not sure if
A. shawii is similar culturally to your plant. Good luck. I hope you can
get another one and try again.

Lin

> So, if it's not in active growth, and it's in a pot, you don't
water at

> all?

> Is it in sun or shade?

> 

> Robin

> Hansen Nursery

> robin@hansennursery.com

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> I'm not sure if cultural requirements are similar, but I have
Albuca

> shawii

> in a small pot outdoors (zone 9 CA central coast).  It gets
sporadic water

> most of the time, is in leaf about 9 months of the year and blooms
in

> July. 

> I don't water when not in active growth. It's increased in volume
very

> slowly, but blooming has always been good. The flowers do have a
lovely

> fragrance and are sweet looking, too. I love this plant.

> 

> Lin Eucalyptus, near Santa Cruz, CA

> 

>  

> 

>> I was given an Albuca spiralis 'Fizzle Sizzle' months ago and

> thought I

> 

>> was

> 

>> doing the right thing..  I kept it on the dry side (but not
totally

> dry)

> 

>> in

> 

>> my propagation house which gets mostly full sun.  It produce a

> flower

> 

>> stalk

> 

>> which didn't progress but slowly so I brought it into a
west-facing

> window

> 

>> in a house that varies from 60-70 degrees.  I watched it and
much

> more

> 

>> quickly it appeared that the flowers would be opening within a
few

> days

> 

>> but

> 

>> all the leaves died and the flower stalk was leaning. I touched
the

> stalk

> 

>> and it was not firm, felt loose and I observed mold so I
tugged

> gently and

> 

>> it came away in my hand and was clearly rotting, so I cut off the
bad

> part

> 

>> and stuck it in a glass of water.  Then discovered the bulb
had

> completed

> 

>> rotted.

> 

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>>

> 

>> I can't find any but the most general cultural information
which

> doesn't

> 

>> help me.  Does anyone grow this and if they do, may I please
have

> some

> 

>> advice on keeping them alive?  I was so looking forward to
flowers

> because

> 

>> it's reputed to have a wonderful scent!!!!

> 

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>> Robin Hansen

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>> Hansen Nursery

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>> robin@hansennursery.com

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>> Southwest coast of Oregon where it's finally raining!

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