After last response, I looked up the A. spiralis. What a fantastic plant! Beautiful! A. shawii is definitely the shy and simple country cousin. > 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of > linny@cruzio.com > Sent: Wednesday, December 27, 2017 7:40 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Albuca spiralis > > > > > 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. > >> > >> > >> > >> 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!!!! > >> > >> > >> > >> Robin Hansen > >> > >> Hansen Nursery > >> > >> robin@hansennursery.com > >> > >> Southwest coast of Oregon where it's finally raining! > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> --- > >> This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus > software. > >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > >> _______________________________________________ > >> pbs mailing list > >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > >> http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…