Pamianthe 2011

[Hans J]

Josh ,

thank you !
...and good luck for your plant with flowering 


my plant looks not so nice in this time ...it has lost near all leaves - one is growing now again

The plant is now 20 cm high ....and the flower stem 30 cm ...so you have a idea

Hans

[JoshY46013]

Hans, does yours typically lose all it's leaves?  Mine are about the same size as yours, are they smaller plants?  I guess I expected them to be as large as Worsleya or close!  Of course there isn't much information published regarding this specie!

[Hans J]

Josh ,

I think it is not typical that this plant lose the leaves in winter time .....the both last winters my plant has leaves all the year around .
In this winter I had a lot of problems with all my winter green or winter growing Amaryllidaceae like Scadoxus ,Eithea , Griffinia ,Hippeastrum with the "red blotched disease" - the reason is not Stagonospora curtisi ...the problem comes through mites .
Now after some treatments with really good akarzides and more the problem seems solved ...and my plants recover ...slow ...

The "stem" of my Pamianthe has on the ground a diameter of 3,0 cm ....so you can compere

Hans

[Rogan]

Mine flowered again for the second time last September. This HAS to be one of the most beautiful plants around; the only annoying thing about it is its habit of leaning over everything else - it just takes up a bit too much space. Here it is potted in a 10" (25cm) plastic pot.

P.S. I have frozen pollen available if anybody would like some to pollinate their flowers.

[Ezeiza]

Rogan, it is not leaning. It is an epiphyte that grew from high on the trees and points to the ground looking for pollinators.

[Rogan]

Rogan, it is not leaning.

A stunning epiphyte, and well worth the space it takes.

[arillady]

Alberto have you written any articles or books as you seem to have so many insights into different plants.

[manicbotanic]

hello. ive been given a pamianthe peruviana{3 biggish plants in 1 pot}i intend to keep it as a houseplant.my question is 'will it survive indoors .how much light and is division best done in the spring?any tips would be most helpfull.
thanks. sean

[Rogan]

I don't think you will have problems growing Pamianthe indoors, just as long as the spot you choose is bright, airy and you use a free-draining potting medium. I must confess though that my plant grows outdoors the year round under shade cloth.