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aliums - repeat flowering or not?
Bought these tiny alium bulbs at tatton park flower show in 2003, and last year both varieties (sorry don't know name, haven't seen them in catalogues or anywhere since) looked beautiful with blue/purplish star/ball flower heads. left the flower heads on, and seed formed which i gave to a friend with a greenhouse to see if he could grow. (he's planning to start this year)
anyway these 10 alium bulbs are in a small plastic window box, and this year they don't appear to be doing anything. Yes the leaves came up as normal, infact theres lots of new bulblets formed around main bulbs, which could be issue as window box is small. But last year i'm sure the flower heads were nearly opened by now as the heat from the house meant they flowered early. pretty sure i gave it some liquid feed after they flowered, but i'm wondering why they're not flowering this year. Do aliums repeat flower/ Do you have to take the flower heads off and stop seed forming, or is it size of window box? I'm wondering whether i should just plant them in garden now or in autumn and hope they'll come back. Be surprised if the little bulblets never did anything so any tips on getting aliums to repeat flower would be apprecaited, as the larger varieties in the front lawn are looking very healthy with fat flower heads increasing in size every day, but want to make sure they flower year after year thanks for your help |
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Tiger303 wrote:
Bought these tiny alium bulbs at tatton park flower show in 2003, and last year both varieties (sorry don't know name, haven't seen them in catalogues or anywhere since) looked beautiful with blue/purplish star/ball flower heads. left the flower heads on, and seed formed which i gave to a friend with a greenhouse to see if he could grow. (he's planning to start this year) anyway these 10 alium bulbs are in a small plastic window box, and this year they don't appear to be doing anything. Yes the leaves came up as normal, infact theres lots of new bulblets formed around main bulbs, which could be issue as window box is small. But last year i'm sure the flower heads were nearly opened by now as the heat from the house meant they flowered early. pretty sure i gave it some liquid feed after they flowered, but i'm wondering why they're not flowering this year. Do aliums repeat flower/ Do you have to take the flower heads off and stop seed forming, or is it size of window box? I'm wondering whether i should just plant them in garden now or in autumn and hope they'll come back. Be surprised if the little bulblets never did anything so any tips on getting aliums to repeat flower would be apprecaited, as the larger varieties in the front lawn are looking very healthy with fat flower heads increasing in size every day, but want to make sure they flower year after year thanks for your help Sounds as though they may be hungry, as you suggest. I wonder if they had a good enough growing period after flowering last year to build up their strength -- all bulbs want that, and a small container isn't the place to get it. For my money, bulbs in containers are a once-only show, after which they need to be planted out in the garden to let them recover (which not all will). Tough customers like alliums should recover in a year or two in a sunny spot; and your baby bulbs will grow on to flowering size if planted out -- they may even do better than the parents. The ones your friends gets from seed should be fine (three-four years? I don't know). The ones you've already got outside will go on for ever if they like the site: if they do, they'll need dividing every three years or so when the leaves die down, like daffodils. Probably best to dead-head to stop them seeding; but the dried seed-heads look very good in flower-arrangements (I had one bunch in the house for ten years!). -- Mike. |
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"Tiger303" wrote in message ... Bought these tiny alium bulbs at tatton park flower show in 2003, and last year both varieties (sorry don't know name, haven't seen them in catalogues or anywhere since) looked beautiful with blue/purplish star/ball flower heads. left the flower heads on, and seed formed which i gave to a friend with a greenhouse to see if he could grow. (he's planning to start this year) anyway these 10 alium bulbs are in a small plastic window box, and this year they don't appear to be doing anything. Yes the leaves came up as normal, infact theres lots of new bulblets formed around main bulbs, which could be issue as window box is small. But last year i'm sure the flower heads were nearly opened by now as the heat from the house meant they flowered early. pretty sure i gave it some liquid feed after they flowered, but i'm wondering why they're not flowering this year. Do aliums repeat flower/ Do you have to take the flower heads off and stop seed forming, or is it size of window box? I'm wondering whether i should just plant them in garden now or in autumn and hope they'll come back. Be surprised if the little bulblets never did anything so any tips on getting aliums to repeat flower would be apprecaited, as the larger varieties in the front lawn are looking very healthy with fat flower heads increasing in size every day, but want to make sure they flower year after year thanks for your help Sounds like they're putting all their energy into making babies - bulblets - rather than flowering! |
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They should have flowered in a pot,but obviously something was missing
..Maybe it starved of something in the pot after flowering last year,so I would plant them in the garden and you shouldn't have any problems with them again.They would do well in a large pot however,but need more looking after as do all plants in pots! PS Repeat flowering is getting a plant to repeat flower in the same season i.e. cutting back geraniums after flowering,dead heading.Alliums don't do this but alot of perennials do or did you mean perennials? Thanks Keith,Nottingham,England,UK. "p00kie" wrote in message k... "Tiger303" wrote in message ... Bought these tiny alium bulbs at tatton park flower show in 2003, and last year both varieties (sorry don't know name, haven't seen them in catalogues or anywhere since) looked beautiful with blue/purplish star/ball flower heads. left the flower heads on, and seed formed which i gave to a friend with a greenhouse to see if he could grow. (he's planning to start this year) anyway these 10 alium bulbs are in a small plastic window box, and this year they don't appear to be doing anything. Yes the leaves came up as normal, infact theres lots of new bulblets formed around main bulbs, which could be issue as window box is small. But last year i'm sure the flower heads were nearly opened by now as the heat from the house meant they flowered early. pretty sure i gave it some liquid feed after they flowered, but i'm wondering why they're not flowering this year. Do aliums repeat flower/ Do you have to take the flower heads off and stop seed forming, or is it size of window box? I'm wondering whether i should just plant them in garden now or in autumn and hope they'll come back. Be surprised if the little bulblets never did anything so any tips on getting aliums to repeat flower would be apprecaited, as the larger varieties in the front lawn are looking very healthy with fat flower heads increasing in size every day, but want to make sure they flower year after year thanks for your help Sounds like they're putting all their energy into making babies - bulblets - rather than flowering! |
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thanks everyone for your answers, will move them to a sunny border next weekend |
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