Albuca care for the summer...

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Sun Apr 05, 2009 5:13 pm

I bought an Albuca circinata x spiralis last fall and got it through the winter and even got flowers.

Now what? Do they go completely dormant in summer?

Right now, the flower stalks are drying up and there doesn't seem to be any new leaf growth. It looks to me like it wants to rest for a while.

Do all the leaves fall off?

Any help is appreciated!

Buck Hemenway · Post by **Buck Hemenway** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 1:48 am

Yes, all of the leaves fall off. I've had success with a once a month light watering. One summer no water at all and I lost 1/2 of the bulbs of about 30.

C And D · Post by **C And D** » Mon Apr 06, 2009 5:34 pm

Keep them in the shade, with light watering every two weeks or so

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 4:21 pm

Excellent! I'll put it on a shady shelf and water sparingly!

Thanks all!

Tom2643 · Post by **Tom2643** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 1:42 am

We'll have to compare... I too just got an Albuca for the first time, and now it's going dormant. Let's race!

TimN · Post by **TimN** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 4:16 am

You're on! First one with a dead plant LOSES!

Tom2643 · Post by **Tom2643** » Thu Apr 09, 2009 5:08 am

Well I was just going for dormant...but I guess dead works too! Wait...no! But really you'll have to let me know when yours gets around to being actually dormant so we can compare dormancy times. That way I can have yet another thing to worry about (Oh my goodness my opuntia are still dormant, my baobab won't come out of dormancy, my albuca refuses to be dormant and the cholla just ate the neighbor!)