Some sun
bulbs work well in

SOME BULBS make great

houseplants. Crinum, nerine,

vallota, gioriosa, haemanthus,
hymenocallis and zantedeschia
grow best in pots.

In fact, many of the more exot-
ic of the tender, summer-flower-
ing bulbs perform beautifully in
window boxes and other con-
tainers. ;

Generally, none of them require
much water just after planting.
Increase watering when the first
growth appears; also, while it’s
blooming, add fertilizer every two
weeks.

Reduce watering after the
flowers have faded. This is the
period when the bulb is resting
and recuperating.

Simply leave the plant in the
pot until the foliage has died
back. Then remove it from the
container, gently remove any loose
soil from the roots and plant it
again in clean potting soil. The
entire - growth cycie will begin
again.

Try: growing crinum this sum-
mer. It looks very much like’
Duich amarylilis,. although the
flower is more slender.

Note. the bulb’s long neck,
which sticks up above the soil line
when potted.

After the danger of -frost has.
passed in the spring, the potted
crinum bulb may be set outdoors
in a sunny spot. ;
_ . It will bloom in mid to late

summer with long-stemmed, pen-
dulous pink flowers on as many-as

10 stems at once, about 80 em (32
in.) tall. _

“Crinum. is dormant during the
winter; during ° ‘that. time, _ cease
_-watering and store in a frost-free
 focarion.: .

'.* The -nerine and vailota also
belong to the amaryllis family; of
the. two,..the jatter shows the
greatest resemblance to that group .
of flowers. .

Plant them as soon-as you’ get
them in the spring, with the rose
of “the bulb just - breaking the
ground, ©

“ Place them in a warm spot early

in“the season: and do not water

“until the first shoots become visi-
ble. Continue to water and fertil-
ize as directed for crinum .

‘Pink nerines are the most widely :
available, *

Vallota, alse called” Cryanthus

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purpureus, range from orange to
scarlet and bloom best when
pot-bound. —

Gloriosa, the glory lily, is a
climbing plant with thick, fleshy
rhizomes out of which grow long
stems with pointed leaves and
climbing tendrils.

The best-known cultivar has
yellow-edged, red flowers. How-
ever, there are varieties with
crange and yellow blossoms and
others that are pure yellow.

The common name reflects the
fact that the blossoms bear some
resemblance to a true lily, al-
though they have smooth, erect or
upwardly pointed petals with wavy
edges.

The spidery blossoms of
haemanthus (the Blood Lily) and
hymenocallis (also called Ismene
calathina) are an exotic sight.

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The former bears a_ spherical
flower of rose, salmon, fire engine
red or white, on stems from 30 to
60 cm (one to two feet) tall.

Hymenocallis resembles a large
nerine. However, the white or

yellow blossoms are fragrant and

even larger.

Last but not least, there's
zantedeschia, commonly called the
Calla lily.

Alniost too perfect to be true,
this sheath-like flower stands ‘ap-
proximately one metre (3 ft.) tall,
although smaller hybrids are
available.

Calla have been a popular sub-
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and were often featured in Art
Deco motifs earlier this century.
They bloom in many colors such
as white, yellow, pink, purple,
bronze, gold, red, and rose.

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