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Acidanthera



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I have these too, they are beautiful just wish they would last a bit longer;0)

26 Sep, 2011

 

Me too..all mine are finished now..so pretty ,Amy..I love them...

26 Sep, 2011

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Amy
 

Mine are still flowering at the moment but it's true they don't last anywhere near long enough ....

26 Sep, 2011

 

Mine havent flowered at all..Then i read they need a long flowering period and an early start...so next year i shall start them off indoors....:>)

26 Sep, 2011

 

Beautiful, not something I've ever grown, certainly one to try, assume its a bulb then?

27 Sep, 2011

amy
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Yes Kathy we grow them in pots and then position them in the gaps at this time of the year , we normally take the bulbs out at the end of the season keeping them safe for the next year . ...

27 Sep, 2011

 

I kept mine in the pot,Amy,as I wondered whether to just let them die down,and overwinter the pot in the growhouse ? I still have a lot of bulbs left,as only tried 5 in the pot..so if they die off,I have some more for next year..what do you think ?

27 Sep, 2011

amy
Amy
 

It's good that you have saved some bulbs Sandra , we have tried it both ways overwintering in the greenhouse in the pots ,also taking the bulbs out to keep them dry it's a tricky one because we have had them rot both ways in and out of the pots sometimes we are lucky and other times ,not perhaps it depends on the winter cold /dampness etc. we should tell each other which way we are going to do it at the end of the season and then tell if they survive for next year it will be interesting to find out which way was the best :o)

27 Sep, 2011

 

I suppose it does depend on weather conditions Amy..I have decide to leave mine under cover in the pot..I have already let them start drying out..no point watering them now..so I shall stand them in the growhouse with the cover open,but sheltered from the rain..My Agapanthus is drying out in there too..which I do every year..so these will get the same treatment !...

27 Sep, 2011

amy
Amy
 

I'm afraid I left my Agapanthus in the garden last year , you can guess what happened to that !
My Acid..... is still in full flower so haven't thought about what to do with it yet ......

27 Sep, 2011

 

Oh dear,that's a shame Amy,,but nice your Acid.s are still flowering..mine finished last week,..:o((

27 Sep, 2011

 

Very lovely.

28 Sep, 2011

 

My Acid has started flowering again, so not sure ate moment what to do when its ;lol

30 Sep, 2011



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