Hard to say, but as others have mentioned they are incredibly easy. Pot them just barely below the surface in a rich, well-drained mix, keep them watered in the summer, feed often and then when they yellow toss them in the basement and forget about them.....they will typically start to grow on their own with absolutely no water in the spring when they are ready. My Scadoxus puniceus are breaking dormancy now for example as are a few of my common Scadoxus multiflorus :o) Dan

Sounds like Scadoxus multiflorus (some people still call them Haemanthus, but if you have ever seen a true Haemanthus bulb you would not confuse them). Anyway, these bloom in the spring before the leaves emerge or the leaves will emerge as the flower is coming up as well. Sounds like yours is just not flowering size or if you got it bare-root then it needs to reestablish itself before flowering. They are normally dormant all winter long once they get on the right season. Best of luck :o) Dan

You might want to check under Scadoxus if your plant has been growing over summer and is tall. My Haemanthus has just gone dormant for summer. Flopped its big leaves into brown mulch and, I hope, will come out in flower in late summer, now it's bulked up. The Scadoxus, though. It's leafing up and will be flowering early next year (mid summer). You are likely to experience far hotter summers than I do, so your easterly aspect will suit well. If you are growing a Scadoxus, then dappled light suits it very well, and summer water. Topdress with fresh mix rather than repotting every year, and use a generous pot - 12"+ wide and deep. It will fall over like a Dahlia with the first frosts yet, so long as they are light, it will sit dormant over winter and resume in mid-spring. It probably will not take prolonged freezing. I'd be snuggling mine under ag fleece if it looked like more than a couple of degrees. Those bulbs are too juicy to tolerate hard frost. For me, it is not evergreen like H albi-flos. PS the Pacific Bulbs website can be quite useful for African bulbs.

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