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By Simbad


Glory Lily (Gloriosa superba (Buch Nak Hindi))

Grew this from seed 4 years ago flowered for the first time last year, 3 flowers, hoping for a few more this year has 5 buds so far the first of which opened fully today.



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Pretty, not seen one of these before :-))

27 Jul, 2010

 

very pretty

27 Jul, 2010

amy
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In all it's glory , clever you growing it from Seed Kathy .. :o)

27 Jul, 2010

 

Well done on growing it from seed - I lacked the patience and bought a tuber instead! One tuber last year was two this year producing 20 flowers between them! Mine are over now, but I'm looking forward to next years already!!

27 Jul, 2010

 

nice

27 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks everyone, quite proud of myself growing it from seed:-) only got 2 plants and 1 died but the seed was free in a mag, love it.
Strange tubers aren't they Meanie this is growing in a pot in my sunroom so repot it every year, it had three tubers this year, two are only small though but still growing really well, don't think they'll have flowers this year, but fingers crossed for next :-)

27 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Stevie :-)

27 Jul, 2010

 

Do you allow them to rest?

27 Jul, 2010

 

Yes Meanie I leave them in the pot overwinter without watering and repot March time.

27 Jul, 2010

 

I love this climber Simbad...Bought tubers twice...Died off twice!!...Wish i knew what i did wrong.....I followed the cultural instructions...Now i've given up...They were quite expensive too...:<((

28 Jul, 2010

 

Not sure how Simbad goes about it, but when the leaves start to die back I withdraw water. Then I do exactly as Simbad does.

28 Jul, 2010

 

Yep Meanie thats exactly what I do :-)

29 Jul, 2010

 

very nice

3 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks Brad :-)

3 Aug, 2010

 

Well done Kathy, its lovely, you must be thrilled.

7 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks Dawn :-)

8 Aug, 2010



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