I grow several Eucomis species and hybrids in a summer-dry climate, but I keep them in a part of the garden that is irrigated once a week in summer. 'Dark Star' and the similar 'Sparkling Burgundy' do very well here, flowering in August-September and providing handsome foliage contrast. These and the other Eucomis here are planted rather deeply and well mulched against freezing winters. Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA On 10/25/2022 5:34 AM, Robert Lauf via pbs wrote: > I can offer two comments, based on my experience here in Zone 7. > 1. Most Eucomis (with the exception of E regia) are from summer rainfall areas and they grow and bloom in summer. Growth here starts around mid-April and that's when I dig/divide if I'm going to do it that year. > 2. Often mine will put up some new growth in the fall, and some will occasionally bloom a second time. This summer here was brutally hot and dry, and everything took a beating, except for the weeds, of course, but some of the Eucomis are putting on some new growth. I don't expect any reblooms as we are already flirting with frost. And the frost is a few weeks early this year. Go figure. > So without knowing your exact conditions, if your summers are really dry, start watering in April and they will probably come to life. If they are in pots, you might try adding some hydrogel to the soil so you can give it a good soaking and then not need to water so frequently going forward. > Bob E TN > On Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 02:23:38 AM EDT, Shmuel Silinsky via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > My Eucomis Dark Star in a pot was dormant all summer and is now starting > growth. Should it be a summer grower? Should I try to "train" it to a > different schedule? > Shmuel Silinsky > Jerusalem Israel > Zone 9b > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…