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Title: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Hans J on August 15, 2012, 10:26:58 AM
Many flowers in this year from my Gloriosa collection :
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Hans J on August 15, 2012, 10:29:40 AM
some new additons from last year :
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Maggi Young on August 15, 2012, 10:39:03 AM
My goodness! What a  fine selection of colours in these flowers!

 
I was given a Gloriosa from Bill Dijk -  but it does not seem to want to break dormancy- it is just sitting in its pot. So sad  :'(
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Hans J on August 15, 2012, 10:43:03 AM
Maggi - dont give up - be patient
Take the pot on a warm and a little shady place and give it from time to time water ...
In winter you can look ( when they are resting ) if the tubers are still OK - maybe they came up in next year

Hans
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: angie on August 16, 2012, 12:32:54 AM
My goodness! What a  fine selection of colours in these flowers!

 
I was given a Gloriosa from Bill Dijk -  but it does not seem to want to break dormancy- it is just sitting in its pot. So sad  :'(

Would you want to come out with the weather we have been having  ;)

Hans, lovely flowers and I can see you are having another sunny day.

Angie  :)
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: fermi de Sousa on August 16, 2012, 04:35:04 AM
Hans,
you have a great gollection of these glorious lilies! ;D
Do you get seed of the separate types? Or do you try crossing them?
cheers
fermi
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Hans J on August 16, 2012, 09:28:48 AM
Angie ,

sorry to hear from your poor bad weather ...
Here we had last night a bit rain ...for the weekend is sayed 35°  :-[

Best wishes
Hans
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Hans J on August 16, 2012, 09:32:31 AM
Hans,
you have a great gollection of these glorious lilies! ;D
Do you get seed of the separate types? Or do you try crossing them?
cheers
fermi

Thank you Fermi  :D

I have in last years always collectet seeds of Gloriosa ,Littonia + Sandersonia ...but there was never any big interest .....so I have given up -in this year I have cut all flowers when they are faded

Silverhill + African bulbs have from time to time seeds

Hans
Title: Re: Gloriosa 2012
Post by: Roma on August 16, 2012, 02:00:12 PM

I was given a Gloriosa from Bill Dijk -  but it does not seem to want to break dormancy- it is just sitting in its pot. So sad  :'(

I have one from Kevock doing the same.  I have stopped watering and will try it in the house next year to give it a bit more warmth when starting off.  The end of the tuber is near the pot surface and is still quite firm.  I sowed four seeds from T&M in the spring.  Nothing happened for a long time so I tried them with some bottom heat and two germinated quite quickly.  I have kept them in the house to keep them warm.
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