Three year wait for pole-envansii
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Three year wait for pole-envansii
After flowering in 2010 this Eucomis has just been happily producing leaves each year but never a flower. Finally it is flowering again. This is the largest flowering Eucomis. I've kept it in the same pot for 4 years now.
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I have had some that flowered every year but last year I moved them and they have not flowered since.
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Well done, Kris. You must have missed that these past three years.
Do you have another pic that gives some scale? (Don't waste a Brandy bottle )
Do you have another pic that gives some scale? (Don't waste a Brandy bottle )
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GREVILLE wrote:Well done, Kris. You must have missed that these past three years.
Do you have another pic that gives some scale? (Don't waste a Brandy bottle )
I'll get one tomorrow.
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I purchased some at gardeners world live show this year as bulbs. They are in full leaf at the moment and looking great! I just hope that I don't have to wait 3 years for mine to flower!
Great to see some pics of their flowers Kris!
Great to see some pics of their flowers Kris!
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Springy wrote:I purchased some at gardeners world live show this year as bulbs. They are in full leaf at the moment and looking great! I just hope that I don't have to wait 3 years for mine to flower!
Great to see some pics of their flowers Kris!
Mine flowered in it's first year Springy. I they produce lots of offsets that take a while to bulk up again and flower unlike bicolor that flowers every year.
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Does the flowered bulb then die and the off shoots mature or can a flowered bulb flower again?
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Springy wrote:Does the flowered bulb then die and the off shoots mature or can a flowered bulb flower again?
With the mine the main bulb has resprouted each year, just took three years to reflower.
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I'm at the end of the second season waitng for mine
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The same flower two weeks later. The flower spike has expanded and looks good at night time.
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Thanks, Kris.
I want. But where do I put it? No ground space left that's longer than your ruler
I want. But where do I put it? No ground space left that's longer than your ruler
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Looking good Kris. I have lots of E. bicolor seedlings this year from last years flowers. They don't self seed for me as they do for others further south. I keep meaning to try E. comosa from seed. These would probably be plain green unlike Sparkling Burgundy but a good size and the seed catalogues indicate it's the hardiest Eucomis.