Peruvian Daffodils

Can someone help me with my plants? I have several bulbs that I bought about 3 years ago. Each year I get nothing but leaves. They are located in full sun. I live in zone 8a and overwinter them in the ground. They get sufficient water. I don't know what I can be doing wrong. Oh by the way, I can grow those carolina spider lilies and crinums a little too well. They multiply like crazy.

Deb, do you know which variety of Hymenocallis you have? The Peruvian Daffodil H narcissiflora is only really hardy to about 40 degrees. It will withstand short dips to 32 degrees. The planting depth is important to their performance, and should be about 12 inches from root base to top of soil, with neck and shoulder above the soil line. They require a dilute balanced fertilizer about every three weeks during the growing season and prefer very little moisture during the dormant season. H caroliniana and H lirosome are the most common and hardiest of the Hymenocallis with caroliniana to zone 6 and lirosome to zone 8. They do quite well with a little afternoon shade.

It gets pretty hot in SC, I know from what I have read on tulips which is also a bulb, that you need to dig them up every three years after bloom time and store in fridge until fall and replant. This helps the dormant stage that they need to bloom.

but stick with moonhowl he or she has given me only true facts that are proven.

Thanks, Flowers, and it is she.....Jean, grin

Good to know, now we can be buds and talk about these men lol

Hymenocallis don't need winter chill like tulips do so I doubt that's the problem. I'm not sure what the problem is though. Only thing I can think of is if they're a large clump, maybe they need to be divided. Not sure that's it though because they probably were smaller and not in need of dividing when you got them.

I think I have Peruvian Daffodil H narcissiflora, at least that's what the lady who gave them to me said. I've never seen the flowers, so I'm not sure. If it's only hardy to about 40 degrees, I should be digging them up in the fall. I know it's not H. Caroliniana, because I have lots of that (that's the one that flourishes a little too well for me) and the leaves are different. I'm not sure about H lirosome. Also, I haven't been vigilant about fertilizing, so that could be the answer to my problem. Also, I'll recheck the planting depth. I don't have the shoulder above the soil. Thanks everyone.

i have peruvian daffodils and dont disturb them. some in shade and part shade. they do bloom and only dont bloom when producing babies.

some of mine bloomed last year and didnt this year. they have to be a few years old to bloom. mine are not in full sun but you have to remeber this species likes water too. i didg the whole big enough for the bulb with neck sticking out. too far doesnt do.
i have noticed mine bloomed at different times this year.

give them time and try to get them up from being to far down. i just cover mine with pine straw each winter. only a few hours from you.

Thanks. I'll do that.

http://www.plantingflowerbulbs.com/peruvian-daffodil.htm a good site to read for them