I grow mine very differently than you describe, so I can’t say which aspects of my regimen are the reasons they bloom every year. I’m in southern California, so winters outside are never a problem as far as temperatures go. They do however get a substantial “chilly” period for several months (but always at or above freezing). And they are outside in full sun all during the growing season as well. I’ve seen them bloom in 1 gallon pots. But in those squat 3 gallon pots, they thrive, easily multiplying until when they bloom they produce multiple spikes all blooming together over a period of several weeks. And I’ve seen the ‘Orient Red’ variety bloom in multiple flushes throughout the growing season. --Lee Poulsen San Gabriel Valley, California, USA - USDA Zone 10a Latitude 34°N, Altitude 340 ft/100 m > On Mar 12, 2025, at 14:48, Dennis Kramb via pbs <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> wrote: > > 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 >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >>> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >>> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >>> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net >> https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… >> Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> >> PBS Forum latest: >> https://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbsforum/index.php/… >> > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net > https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… > Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> > PBS Forum https://… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net https://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… Unsubscribe: <mailto:pbs-unsubscribe@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> PBS Forum https://…