When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
Mines been outside since May, not sure when to bring it into the conservatory to avoid any damage- what temps do you normally bring yours indoors?
Re: When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
I'll bring mine in the end of this month, or when we have a frost forecast. Thy will take a degree of cold stuff but the plant cost me a fiver on ebay, so don't want to lose it!fieldfest wrote:Mines been outside since May, not sure when to bring it into the conservatory to avoid any damage- what temps do you normally bring yours indoors?
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Re: When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
I keep mine out as long as possible and then into the greenhouse until it gets tooooo cold , then its inside the back door. Mines quite a prolific flower. Its been in flower constantly from around last november(ish) and didn't stop until around the end of July this year. Its had a little break and now is producing buds again. Hopefully it'll be in flower for christmas again.
Taken yesterday...........
some of the new flowers forming............
Taken yesterday...........
some of the new flowers forming............
Re: When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
Mark, that looks more like strelitzia reginae rather than s.nicolai to me?
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Re: When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
flounder wrote:Mark, that looks more like strelitzia reginae rather than s.nicolai to me?
Yes, nicolai doesn't flower until the trunk has got to about 6ft tall, so 10ft + overall height.
Mine stays out until an air frost is forecast, so normally comes into the conservatory sometime in Novemeber.
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Re: When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
I had a blonde moment, didn't register the nicolai in the title...............flounder wrote:Mark, that looks more like strelitzia reginae rather than s.nicolai to me?
Re: When do you bring your strelitzia nicolai indoors?
Who's been getting their Nicolai's in a twist?
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good oneGREVILLE wrote:Who's been getting their Nicolai's in a twist?
Arlons excused his little indiscretion. Those blonde moments take some bleating...er, I mean beating