Hymenocallis and AcidantheraI grew 3 hymenocallis Spider Lillies this year

Yu didn't mention the Acidanthera. I left some in over the summer. The leaves have reappeared but no flowers.

Ooops, forgot that bit.

That happened to me with most of them. The ones that I started in pots flowered and are lovely. Those flowers are just going over.

But the ones that went straight into the ground have not flowered.

So, again with these, I was thinking of lifting them when the foliage dies down, but not sure whether to let them dry out and start them in pots early next year. Or put them straight into pots just now and let them start by themselves next year when ready?

My Acidanthera flowered in the ground this year, but last year in pots they lasted much better. BUT I have no success keeping the bulbs from one year to the next … bought new this year but doubt if I’ll bother again. Maybe if you put yours in pots now you’ll be lucky …

generally I lift the tender bulbs and put them into pots of compost and then leave them on the under stage shelf in the greenhouse. I keep them barely damp to keep them plump/firm. In mid March early April I increase the watering and then move them out when new growth is visible.
its cold and wet that 'does' for them.

Thanks, Seaburngirl. Were you meaning the acidanthera and not the hymenocallis?

And did you lift them when the foliage had died down or earlier and simply cut off the foliage?

I usually lift them as the leaves start turning brown. I don't find the acidanthera hardy for me.

Acidanthera come from Ethiopia down to Mozambique, so that should be a guide on how to grow them. Mine are frost-free and while I did start out with them in pots, they multiplied so fast it was easier to give up and put them in the ground. They seem to live for a few years and it is the newer offsets that do best. Mine are in bloom now.
As for the Hymenocallis, most species come from Central America so they are going to need to be kept frost-free. I have a close relative (it used to be part of the group but got broken off), Ismene and it is in a large pot so there is no root disturbance.

Thanks, Seaburngirl and Wylie.

I did know that they were warm climate plants and this is why I was actually surprised that I got them to flower at all this year.

However, I will try to 'nurture' them during the winter and hopefully starting them early in pots next year may get me something.