Albuca Spiralis

[tdf]

I sowed a bunch of albuca spiralis seeds around April and while they did produce a couple of leaves, they soon wilted. I dug around today and it looks like a few of the bulbs are still green, does that mean that new leaves will grow back or it's hopeless? I had them sowed in river sand/perlite mix under FL lights and kept them in a zip lock bag for a few weeks, but since some of them started to mold, I thought it would be safer to just mist them every other day or so. Didn't find much info on how to deal with seedlings of this species so any help would be appreciated.

[esp_imaging]

It's a "winter" grower, or at least summer dormant. Probably worth giving them a bit more water soon as it gets cooler.

Info here:

http://www.llifle.com/Encyclopedia/BULB ... a_spiralis
http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Albuca

[Aiko]

If the bulb is there, the plant is still there. Don't worry about the leaves. They might even skip a growing season, is my experience with bulbs. Just as long as there is a bulb, you can expect the leaves to come back, this year of the next one.

I would keep them dry, but for a single splash of water to wake them up, if the last watering was not very recent and they have had their time for a decent dormancy. Then just sit and wait to see if some leaves appear. If so, then you might start watering more regular.

[tdf]

Awesome, thanks. I was just a bit worried since they became dormant right after a couple of leaves developed and the bulbs are tiny. Oh well, we'll see how it goes.