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lid says...
Maybe I'm too impatient, but I have no flowers on my Heavenly blue or
Alba (moon flower). I planted the first seeds in April but they did not
germinate, so I planted a second lot in May after scarifying the hard
seed coat and soaking them in tepid water overnight. So successful
germination and they are both now over 6ft tall with beautiful pale
green leaves approx 7ins across. The foliage looks very nice in the
conservatory but no flowers unfortunately.
Am I too impatient or should there be flowers or at least some buds by
now ? Four days ago I tried shock tactics on the heavenly blue by
speaking to it very severely and threatening it with eviction out of
it's comfortable surroundings 19 deg C last night, (external minimum air
temp 10deg)

Yesterday I allowed it to develop temporary wilt by delaying watering to
try and shock it into flowering so I'm hoping that I shall see some
signs of flower buds soon..
They are both planted in a standard potting compost which seems to suit
other plants. does anybody know where on the plant the flowers develop,
leaf axils perhaps?

Any useful info gratefully received.
Cheers
Don




Too soon this year, and its never worth sowing the seed before the end of
may. one cold night and they stall and often never start again so best
wait for things to warm up, they soon catch up
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea