Phycella ignea

Phycella ignea (Syn.: Phycela bicolor) is an autumn/winter/spring growing species. Dormant in summer.

• Put seeds in pure Water at 15° C degrees, for 72 hours or until germination.
• Once seedlings have germinated, sow them in a soil mix of 60% well-decomposed leaf mold and 40% grit. Lightly cover seeds with sand.
• Drainage: High.
• Exposure: Full sun.
• Temperature: Tolerant to light frosts.
• Water: Minimum watering. Once a week during growing season. Plants obtained from seed, should complete the first growing cycle in approximately 3 months. Watering should start again in early autumn.

As most bulbous species, Phycella ignea seeds take 3-4 years to become flowering plants.

Text and picture © Osmani Baullosa.