Clivia - when cut bloom stem?
Seems like I never get a handle on Clivia. Always something I'm not sure of. (Though in my defense, I have divided and moved plants several times with 100% success!) Q: When do I cut back the stem that held the (divine!) blooms? They are now forming the seed pods. Should I cut the stem back to the ground? Or? TIA -- Persephone |
Clivia - when cut bloom stem?
Unless you intend to grow plants from seed, you should cut the flower scapes
after they are finished blooming. Only cut the flower scapes not the leafy stems. Actually the mature fruit is a fleshy berry not a pod. wrote in message ... Seems like I never get a handle on Clivia. Always something I'm not sure of. (Though in my defense, I have divided and moved plants several times with 100% success!) Q: When do I cut back the stem that held the (divine!) blooms? They are now forming the seed pods. Should I cut the stem back to the ground? Or? TIA -- Persephone |
Clivia - when cut bloom stem?
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 01:04:20 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo"
wrote: Unless you intend to grow plants from seed, you should cut the flower scapes after they are finished blooming. Only cut the flower scapes not the leafy stems. OK, I gather that "flower scape" is the same as what I called "stem that held the [ ] blooms"?? *Many* URLS for Clivia, but didn't find that bit of info, which I guess was obvious to all but me. Actually the mature fruit is a fleshy berry not a pod. OH?? Well, how does it propagate then? Straight question. Thanks for your help. -- Persephone wrote in message .. . Seems like I never get a handle on Clivia. Always something I'm not sure of. (Though in my defense, I have divided and moved plants several times with 100% success!) Q: When do I cut back the stem that held the (divine!) blooms? They are now forming the seed pods. Should I cut the stem back to the ground? Or? TIA -- Persephone |
Clivia - when cut bloom stem?
At this point, it is probably best you be made aware of the Clivia page for
more details. http://www.shieldsgardens.com/amaryllids/clivia.html Scroll down the page for details on Clivia culture and seed propagation. They say Clivia is a primative genus but actually the indehiscent berry fruit, leathery evergreen leaves, loss of bulb and showy large bird pollinated flowers are all highly derived characters in the Amaryllidaceae. wrote in message ... On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 01:04:20 GMT, "Cereoid-UR12yo" wrote: Unless you intend to grow plants from seed, you should cut the flower scapes after they are finished blooming. Only cut the flower scapes not the leafy stems. OK, I gather that "flower scape" is the same as what I called "stem that held the [ ] blooms"?? *Many* URLS for Clivia, but didn't find that bit of info, which I guess was obvious to all but me. Actually the mature fruit is a fleshy berry not a pod. OH?? Well, how does it propagate then? Straight question. Thanks for your help. -- Persephone wrote in message .. . Seems like I never get a handle on Clivia. Always something I'm not sure of. (Though in my defense, I have divided and moved plants several times with 100% success!) Q: When do I cut back the stem that held the (divine!) blooms? They are now forming the seed pods. Should I cut the stem back to the ground? Or? TIA -- Persephone |
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