Dennis Tsang
Hippeastrum aulicum (flowered last month) - the bulb was raised from seed obtained from IBS seed distribution in 1991. H. aulicum is an almost evergreen species native to central Brasil. It is one of the very few ephiphytic Hippeastrum that grows in the forest of Cantareira Mountains north of the City of Sao Paulo, at about 1,000 m elevation. In its natural habitats, bulbs of this species grow in large clump and are attached to large trees. In cultivation, the bulbs enjoy acid soil and a half shaded location. I grow my bulbs in sand with the upper half of bulbs exposed.
Dennis Tsang (17 Mar 2000)
Discovery Bay, Hong Kong
