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Sep 4, 2019 10:36 AM CST
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Name: Ron
Modi'in Israel (Zone 11a)
from google I understand that it is much easily to grow that Worsleya plant. It does not need a 100% moisture, and very specific soil condition.

Anyone here in the forum has this plant , so it can give its experience ?
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Sep 5, 2019 10:12 AM CST
Name: Tofi
Sumatera, Indonesia
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Indeed it is easier than Worsleya, at least for me, but I am in tropic, so it might be the reason that they are easy.
I grow 3 sp of Griffinias. I used to have Worsleya too, but lost it among lots of plants due to neglect.
However Griffinias survive the abandoned garden, they are tough. Grown in ordinary garden soil. Nothing special.
Below are pictures of them blooming under severe drought, just to show how tough they are.
G. liboniana
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G. Espiritensis
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G. Aracensis
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I notice from your previous post that you grow Hippeastrums well. So I believe Griffinia will be just grow great with you.
I found G blumenavia (Eithea blumenavia) as tough as other Griffinias too.
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Sep 5, 2019 11:16 AM CST
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Name: Ron
Modi'in Israel (Zone 11a)
@tofitropic
I live in a very hot and humid climate as well (but not too humid as tropical). Hippeastrums grow here very well, but mostly in the shady area, they get only morning sun, afternoon sun is too hot, it is burning them. I will plant Griffinia in the shade as well, same coconut soil as Hippeastrums.

I do not know exact specie of my Griffinia, but one of the bulbs started to bloom, so in a full bloom I will need your help to identify (if you can).

Grifinia will be my 7 specie of Hippeastrums, I love to grow them.
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Sep 7, 2019 2:29 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Ron
Modi'in Israel (Zone 11a)
mine started to bloom, looks like griffinia liboniana , right ?


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Sep 7, 2019 3:06 AM CST
Name: Tofi
Sumatera, Indonesia
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Congratulation, with spotty rounder leaves like that, I bellieves indeed a liboniana.
looks very healthy.
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Sep 7, 2019 3:14 AM CST
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Name: Ron
Modi'in Israel (Zone 11a)
I did identification following this site

https://www.pacificbulbsociety...

it has pictures and characteristics of all major species of Griffinia

It say there that liboniana, do not multiply quickly as other griffinia species. What do you think from your end ?

P.S. I had a luck ordering this bulb, it arived from US in 5 days, therefore not only bulbs survived, but also roots and some leaves as well. Therefore acclimatization of bulbs to my pot and soil was much quicker.
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Sep 7, 2019 4:20 AM CST
Name: Tofi
Sumatera, Indonesia
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Yes indeed Griffinia is somewhat slow to multiply (actually it makes them more valuable right?, if they are quick propagator, they would be rare, and less interesing)
Liboniana is the most cultivated, and is the first species I had, bout 20 years ago
Espiritensis, and Aracensis are kind of newcomer tome about 7 years ago, but soon after got both I loose much attention to the garden, so they are kind of abandoned.
Last week I check there are about 5 or 7 of Espiritensis and Aracensis survive, while there are many of Liboniana, scattered about the garden, so I cant say they are very slower compared to other Grifinias.
However if you compared them to some Hippeastrum, liboniana are lot faster to propagated.

I do not know whether the three species can hybridize, I see fleshy seed sometimes, but never try to hybridize nor growing from seed. Since all three species are only slightly different. so not sure that the offspring will be different much.
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Sep 7, 2019 5:53 AM CST
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Name: Ron
Modi'in Israel (Zone 11a)
I have several Hippeastrum in my "garden"
Apple Blossom
x johnsonii
NAGANO
EUCROSIA BICOLOR

All multiplying easily, so I will see how will griffinia will react to my climat.
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