Pecteilis radiata grows in Japan, Korea, and China. The common name for this species is Sagi-sou (egret plant) in Japan. I have always admired this amazing species, and I finally decided to give it a try. I got bulbs from Seed-Engei in spring 2015, so this is my first year growing this species. The one I have is a variegated variety, Ginga (銀河, which means "galaxy"), which has marginal white stripes (Fukurin). There are quite a few cultivar varieties, and this web site lists quite a few of them (in Japanese). It is supposed to require lots of sun light, so I grew them outside in Fairbanks, AK. Around September, when the daily low started to hit around 1.7C (35F), I decided to bring them inside under an artificial light. Then suddenly, they started to shoot up the flowers! I think Fairbanks summer (USDA Zone 2a) is a little too cold for their liking, so the flowering is significantly delayed. In Japan, they are supposed to bloom...
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