On Sat, 05 May 2007 13:30:42 -0700, Persephone wrote:

On Wed, 02 May 2007 12:05:58 -0700, Persephone wrote:


Should I cut off flower spike as soon as blossoms fall?

Or wait how long, and why?

TIA

Persephone


Nobody has answered on this.

I went to the Web, and found, inter alia, this comment about watering:

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Water regularly, spring through fall. Try to water around, not on, the
bulb and avoid wetting the leaves.

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Gwacious! Why "avoid wetting the leaves"? Straight question.

I have, in fact, made a point of rinsing them off from time to time
because here (So Calif coastal) there's no natural rainfall to
clean the leaves.

Does this really hurt them? Why?

(Don't forget the original question about when to deadhead!)

Persephone

Am VERY curious about not wetting Clivia leaves.

Anybody?

Persephone