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Old 20-09-2007, 12:44 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Gloriosa flowering again!


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On Sep 18, 1:09 am, "someone" wrote:
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ups.com... Hullo! And
when I thought that was it - the gloriosa is flowering
again. There's a huge seedpod too - what would you do now? Remove the
seedpod to encourage more flowers? Looks like I have another 3
buds )


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I've had no luck at all this year with mine. If I were you I'd wait
until
the seed pod is ready to be removed, take out the seeds and make a load
more
of Gloriosas. I planted my tuber but it came up, got some green leaves,
they turned yellow, end of story. Maybe they like it more ericacious, I
don't know.

someone



Mine do that when they have been kept under extremely dry conditions,
with no food and I have also had them do this, in the first year of
planting from seed. Mostlly the latter. Feed it next year with some
bulb food.


I can see now that you're right: after a Spring that flooded the country,
the garden has been very dry. I had them in pots but didn't feed them, so
that was probably the problem.

Thanks v. much for the advice.

someone