Barbara, Christie, you two have the knowledge of a Hipperastrum Encyclopedia!!!!
The bulbs we have been talking about are really special to me and I will do whatever is necessary to get them bloom like they did before. The originally bulbs were planted in New Smyrna Beach, FL, where my mother's youngest sister lived with her family. My father visited them in 198? and came back with some bulbs (smuggled inside the arm of his jacket, that was conveniently sewed for this purpose
). My Dad grew them on the planters that surrounded his terrace and they multiplied happily. At that time I was on a full time job, so I asked for just one bulb for my apartment - I have shared quite a few bulbs, and still have more than 50 for myself!
The subject of this thread are the red-striped white ones - the others come from an exchange with a ... school mate on a get together:
The planter of this picture is located quite close to the place the subject of this thread was, but gets shade from some low branches of a large shrub.
With all the info I got from you, I will properly pamper my babies.
Thank you so much!
ursula
