Sprekelia in pots?

Dennis Kramb via pbs pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net
Wed, 12 Mar 2025 14:48:44 PDT
About 12 years ago I had a bad experience with my juvenile Hippeastrum
seedlings getting infested with some kind of bulb fly maggots that nearly
killed them all.  Ever since then I keep them all indoors year round in an
east-facing window that gets full sun only until 11am.  But they're also
under artificial lights too.  My Hippeastrums bloom but the Sprekelia
hasn't.

Dennis in Cincinnati

On Wed, Mar 12, 2025 at 4:42 PM Nicholas Plummer via pbs <
pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:

> Maybe stronger light is needed.  Do you have anywhere you can put it
> outside in full sun for the summer?  I don’t think you need a larger pot,
> but maybe you need a different clone.  The ‘Early Riser’ clone sold by
> Plant Delights has flowered very reliably for me in a 4” diameter pot. It
> summers outdoors in bright sun and is stored bone dry in winter.
>
> Nick Plummer (North Carolina)
>
> > On Mar 12, 2025, at 3:32 PM, Dennis Kramb via pbs <
> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote:
> >
> > I've had Sprekelia indoors in a pot for something like 8 to 10 years
> and it
> > has never bloomed.  Does it most likely need stronger light?  Or a
> > deeper/bigger pot?  Dividing/separating the bulbs?  More frequent
> > watering?  Or some combination of all these?  I do keep it bone dry
> during
> > its winter dormancy in the basement for about 4 months.
> >
> > Dennis in Cincinnati
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