Hi All
I am impressed that you chaps can grow these with the range of temperatures you get. We grow them in pots here in the UK as the ground gets far too soggy in winter. We treat them as 'outdoor' amaryllis and they seem to do very well as long as they are brought into the cool greenhouse to overwinter.
All the best.
Andrew

Britdigger,

Almost a month gone by without a reply, so I guess I'll share my story ^^

I bought my bulbs (three of them) in a local grocery store, I just couldn't resist lol. I planted them up a few days later in some ordinary potting compost (an inch below the soil) and stored them in my basement where it was around 12°. I thought to slow them down in their growth until the weather was warmer, but then moved them upstairs to my living room thinking they were just a little too cold there. After a week later they came up and since we've had really warm and sunny spring weather, I dragged them outside every day and back indoors every evening, just in case a frost spill occurs.

They really seemed to enjoy the full outdoor sun 'cause the last week they've really gone off! :D

Arico,

Your plants seems to be doing very well. I just dropped by to say welcome and realized this was actually something I do grow, but I know it as spider lily or Peruvian Daffodil. Mine was a gift a few years back. It normally blooms in July here. I get to leave mine out in the garden year round.

Greetings as well. I've been growing Peruvian daffs since before Martha what's her name went to jail, originals were purchased in a K Mart garden dept her brand held sway over. I grow them in very large containers that I have to drag into the basement every winter (Zone 5/6 here). I think it's worth it for their beauty though bordering on the bizarre is breathtaking. I don't set min out until late May usually.
Your's look well (not in overly large pots, I couldn't even imagine beginning the chore you've adopted to protect them, in and out...though, for the sake of plants, sometimes our actions, my own included, may seem strange to those without the dedication.
I'm sorry you've had to wait so long for a response.

Thanks for the welcome Seedfork and jmorth :p

Well it's my first very own garden since me and my partner bought the house - it was already 'mine' since I grew up in that house, but still...now I can do with it what I want - and I caught the plant/gardening fever a few years ago. Now that we've done alot to clear the garden from all the rubbish and rescaping it, planting can commence, though not on the scale I'd really like since there's still alot to do in terms of hardscaping haha. But my fingers have been itching the whole winter to get started and I couldn't bare(bear?) the thought of not getting to plant and grow things for ANOTHER year so yeah, hence the purchase xD

I really like Hymenocallis from pictures I've seen, but this one wasn't really the species I was looking for, but hey, gotta start somewhere!

Yes they are in small pots at the moment, but I'll be planting them out in full ground next month and hopefully they can stay there over winter (zone 8) ^^

Update:

Looking good!

Good growing Arico! My bulbs are waking up too, quite early for my bulbs, usually they do it in mid May, but it is such fun to see them come back! What are your temps there right now? I usually get my bloom stalks when we get very warm then I give it more water..seems very water hungry here, I guess due to our very dry conditions.

They've sprouted about three weeks ago and are outside fulltime for about a week now. The first week I only dared to put them outside during the day.
With the mild temps around 12-22°C during the day and 5-8°C at night I tried to leave them outside 27/7, though under the protection of my mini greenhouse ofcourse. Coming 2 days will have night temps around 2° though so hope by now they're hardened off to get through it. If not, another lesson learned I guess

I have kept mine outdoors year round and during winter we sometimes dip into the hard freeze range of 21F (-6C), but they are still sleeping at that time, so I guess they are okay with it, plus it is dry here, our rains are missing in action. There were times it did rain too on cold days, so it makes me antsy about it. I just hope I have made the media as well draining as it can get.

Since your bulbs are awake, maybe just cover with a burlap overnight or back to your mini greenhouse when the temps go down like that and do not water, till the temps stabilize again.

I'm resurrecting this thread with a question.
I bought 2 bulbs of H. Sulpher Queen last year. Planted them with neck showing in a pot of loose, fast draining soil. Got foliage, but no blooms. I thought they were gone, but when I checked them the other day, after brushing away some soil, they are sending up new growth, but they have pulled themselves down in the pot to where they are probably sitting on the drainage material, and the soil level is low. Does anyone think I could carefully repot? I know some bulbs can, but this loose soil. Any thoughts?

I would rather not disturb the bulb. I have not repotted mine so far, and like yours it is in foliage mode. I am just stepping up watering for now, it seems to like lots of moisture so it can push out the bloomstalk..that is so far how it seems this past couple of years.

I would not repot the bulb right now. I'd wait to see if it blooms first. Like Tarev suggested, just keep watering and feeding it and see what it does. Be careful not to let the roots stay too wet and rot, though. This is a reminder for me. I let my Ismene bulbs go completely dormant over the winter and need to get it out of storage and replanted. I purchased them last year and they did bloom, thanks to encouraging input from Tarev.

Thank you both! I'll leave it be , and see what happens.

I picked these up at Lowes this week. I came here to ask about these and found a lot of info. I have one question from my internet search they say highly fragrant and I have not seen anyone mention a fragrance. Have you noticed a fragrance? I purchased Martha Living Tropical garden "Hymenocallis Sulfer Queen"

Trying to remember...yes it has a mild scent, but not strong enough here since it is too hot I guess.

Usually fragrance is strong when it is hot and humid or at night if they are pollinated by the night moths.

I am trying to get a lot of fragrance on the patio for the summer. It was the reason I purchased these.

Okay thank you. I might have to lean on the fragrance of the lilies, petunias and Tuberose if these are not fragrant.

Glad I didn't disturb them! I've got a bud!

Awesome!