On 29 Aug, 06:57, " wrote:
I grew up in Zimbabwe (then Rhodesia) and the Gloriosa Surperba,
( there are three varieties) the Rothchildiana comes from central
Africa where the Surperba and the Simplex more south) was at the time
the national flower.
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Hullo Dawn. I bought a gloriosa rothchildiana at the RHS Tatton show a
few weeks ago and planted it, in the ground, in a closed veranda, a
green house really but with a wall into the house (never know how to
describe this set up). The flowers have died now but I have 2 seed
heads and a few buds coming on. A couple of friends advised me not to
let it go to seeds, so that the bulb won't depleate the nutrients it
has for next year. Do you know if I should remove them because I don't
really want to since I love seeds and I'm currious to see if I can sow
them on (I was successful with seeds from a protea). What would you
do. Thank you.