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Seedy Subjects! => Grow From Seed => Topic started by: Hans J on June 01, 2018, 05:15:45 PM

Title: Dietes first flowers
Post by: Hans J on June 01, 2018, 05:15:45 PM: Thanks Anthony Darby I have received in 2015 some seeds of Dietes iridiodes ( we have swap )...
The Germination was well and I have now a pot full with plants ...
Yesterday I have seen a bud ...and today it is open

What a nice surprise !

8)
Hans
Title: Re: Dietes first flowers
Post by: Anthony Darby on March 21, 2019, 12:35:06 AM: That is wonderful Hans. Sorry I have not been on the Forum lately.
Title: Re: Dietes first flowers
Post by: David Nicholson on March 21, 2019, 08:47:32 AM: Well, well, well! Who's this ;D
Title: Re: Dietes first flowers
Post by: François Lambert on March 21, 2019, 11:55:17 AM: my Dietes don't flower, they barely survive. perhaps I should place them in full sun ?
Title: Re: Dietes first flowers
Post by: Jim Fisher on March 21, 2019, 03:56:46 PM: Quote from: François Lambert on March 21, 2019, 11:55:17 AM
my Dietes don't flower, they barely survive. perhaps I should place them in full sun ?

Yes, full sun and much water.
-jrf
Title: Re: Dietes first flowers
Post by: Anthony Darby on March 24, 2019, 05:13:18 AM: Hi David ;)

Full sun and lots of heat. We have three species: iridioides; grandiflora and bicolor growing, often as barriers, at the edges of carparks. The council occasionally trim them flat at about knee height with a hedge trimmer. ???

Dietes grandiflora and bicolor flowers last a few days, but iridioides only lasts a day. I don't grow any.
Title: Re: Dietes first flowers
Post by: François Lambert on March 25, 2019, 12:10:02 PM: Quote from: Jim Fisher on March 21, 2019, 03:56:46 PM
Yes, full sun and much water.
-jrf

Thank you Jim. I will see how they react to proper growing conditions now :-)