I grow mine under 70% shade outdoors and the blasted thing flowers itself to
death. (VERY VERY Bright )

Kye.

"WNeptune" wrote in message
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Subject: Tips on blooming Dockrilila wassellii
From: "Eric Hunt"
Date: Thu, Nov 27, 2003 2:08 AM
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Does anyone have tips on how get Dockrillia wassellii to bloom? I'm
growing
mine under lights, and it gets misted heavily twice a day and has a fan
set
to low on the other side of the kitchen (5' away) blowing obliquely onto
the
growing shelf.

I get tons of root growth, nice new finger-shaped leaves that are almost
as
large as the leaves it grew while living in a greenhouse, plump leaves -
no
dessication, light green colored, but no blooms. I've had it this way now
for about 18 months.

The grower I purchased it from couldn't get any of his to bloom, either,
so
I realize it might not be the most easy to bloom species, but I figured
someone would have a comment or tip.

Thanks.

-Eric in SF

As you mention, this Australian species is easy to grow, but unless it has
ample sunshine it will not flower.
I grow mine in a cool room of the greenhouse, with a min night temp of
46F. It
is mounted and watered every day, and fed once a week with a low ration N
formula at 100ppmN/gal. I use no shade on my greenhouse, but it is on the
north
side of my home and receives little or no direct sun during Nov, Dec, and
Jan.
I am also in New England, notorious for dark, cloudy days in winter. Fall,
and
winter are the seasons when this plant must have sunshine if it will
flower. In
years with a lot of dark days, I get few or no flowers; with bright sunny
days
my plant blooms quite well.
Unless you are using supplemental high output lights, I would doubt you
will
flower this species in a window.

Wilford Neptune