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rhizome issue

cym_envy
17 years ago

had two lovely pots of calla lillies that bloomed and grew like crazy last year. They both started growing cones on some of the flowers, so I though "hey! They pollinated each other!" I let the cones grow and isolated the seeds, but they wouldn't germinate. I figured the seeds were serile, but I went ahead and dug up the bulbs for storage anyhow. I just took them out of their wood shavings an they seem smaller, but firm, and a couple even had little green shoots about 1 cm long comming out. I started them in little containers and put them on a sunny windowsill with a bit of fertilizer and water.

Is it posible that thses bulbs will flower for me this year or even sprout? I'm worried that because I stupidly let them go to seed, they have no energy left. can I improve my chances of flowering with a bloom building formula?

Thanks!

Comment (1)

  • xerophyte NYC
    17 years ago

    I think the rhizomes should do fine, but yes, you are better off next time aborting any seed production in favor of plant growth.

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