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Crinum Not Blooming
I have a white crinum (C. bulbispermum × moorei 'Album'), which has not
flowered for several years. I am reluctant to divide it since I once read that disturbing its roots at the wrong time can further delay blooming for several more years (just like its Amaryllis and Sprekelia relatives). Does anyone know what is the right time to divide crinums? -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Crinum Not Blooming
David E. Ross wrote:
I have a white crinum (C. bulbispermum × moorei 'Album'), which has not flowered for several years. I am reluctant to divide it since I once read that disturbing its roots at the wrong time can further delay blooming for several more years (just like its Amaryllis and Sprekelia relatives). Does anyone know what is the right time to divide crinums? if it is a true bulb like plant then when it goes dormant is the best time to divide it (especially if it is finicky about being disturbed). i think such plants need a lot of water because of how large they are and how deeply they might be planted. in your climate that might be a challenge beyond the other normal factors of soil, nutrition and light. at first i thought i was seeing another example of the "lily tree" as the flowers look similar at a distance. songbird |
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Crinum Not Blooming
On 7/29/2015 8:06 PM, songbird wrote:
David E. Ross wrote: I have a white crinum (C. bulbispermum × moorei 'Album'), which has not flowered for several years. I am reluctant to divide it since I once read that disturbing its roots at the wrong time can further delay blooming for several more years (just like its Amaryllis and Sprekelia relatives). Does anyone know what is the right time to divide crinums? if it is a true bulb like plant then when it goes dormant is the best time to divide it (especially if it is finicky about being disturbed). i think such plants need a lot of water because of how large they are and how deeply they might be planted. in your climate that might be a challenge beyond the other normal factors of soil, nutrition and light. at first i thought i was seeing another example of the "lily tree" as the flowers look similar at a distance. songbird One problem is that crinums do not go dormant. They are evergreen. -- David E. Ross Climate: California Mediterranean, see http://www.rossde.com/garden/climate.html Gardening diary at http://www.rossde.com/garden/diary |
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Crinum Not Blooming
David E. Ross wrote:
I have a white crinum (C. bulbispermum × moorei 'Album'), which has not flowered for several years. I am reluctant to divide it since I once read that disturbing its roots at the wrong time can further delay blooming for several more years (just like its Amaryllis and Sprekelia relatives). Does anyone know what is the right time to divide crinums? http://www.louistheplantgeek.com/a-g...um-white-queen |
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Crinum Not Blooming
David E. Ross wrote:
.... One problem is that crinums do not go dormant. They are evergreen. ah, when does it usually flower? i'd pick a week or two before the mid point between that and the next expected flowering. songbird |
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Crinum Not Blooming
Brooklyn1 wrote:
David E. Ross wrote: I have a white crinum (C. bulbispermum × moorei 'Album'), which has not flowered for several years. I am reluctant to divide it since I once read that disturbing its roots at the wrong time can further delay blooming for several more years (just like its Amaryllis and Sprekelia relatives). Does anyone know what is the right time to divide crinums? http://www.louistheplantgeek.com/a-g...um-white-queen interesting that it is compared to amarylis. the amarylis here seem to do ok with being divided (the larger bulbs bloom the next spring without a problem for me), but i do this during the mid-winter after they've been forced into dormancy. from the description it sounds like in the colder climates crinum can also be forced into dormancy. i think lifting the clump and taking off the smaller side shoots can give you some viable plants, and this may also give you a chance to amend the soil again to help it flower some more. perhaps it will do better having a little less competition, more nutrients and water? songbird |
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