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Episcia flowering
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Posted by mlevie 9 (My Page) on Fri, Oct 26, 07 at 11:28
| I've heard a lot of varied advice about how to get episcias to flower, and it's all contradictory--higher humidity, remove the stolons, let them get pot-bound, let them get bigger, more light, less light. For those of you who had difficulty and then figured it out, what did the trick for you?
I've had four episcias: Alice's Aussie, Blue Nile, Chocolate Solider, and Malaysian Ruby. Only the last one has ever flowered, and then only one solitary bloom (really nice, though). |
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RE: Episcia flowering
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| I have 3 different kinds as well, although they have not flowered. They just rooted and starting putting out some new growth. I will be keeping an eye on this thread though, because I have read a bit on them, and haven't seen a general consensus yet. |
RE: Episcia flowering
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- Posted by perlite z6, southern IN (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 29, 07 at 0:27
Mine like to bloom when I give them:
Good lighting... when the foliage takes on good color and I find those leaves are getting big... Atmospheric humidity... those colorful leaves take on a sheen that I can't describe, but a happy Begonia can look that way too. Discovering what that good old phrase "evenly moist soil" means (there's the squeezed-out-sponge analogy). Light, frequent applications of fertilizer. I'm a real slob about fertilizing, but when I get observant and keep giving them a little bit about once a week, they really pop out the blooms. (I have used Miracle Grow's African Violet formula sometimes and Dyna Gro's Bloom formula with good results.) Hope this helps. perL |
RE: Episcia flowering
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| I have one Episcia Pink Brocade which blooms quite readily. It is in a bubble bowl under a light and recently it is losing some leaves. The coloration of the leaves is what originally attracted my attention to this plant. Now I would like to root a few of the leaves. Do I cut them first and attempt to root them in water? Vicki |
RE: Episcia flowering
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| Vicki Episcia doesn't take from leaves. Use a stolon - or better pin a stolon to the soil - and it will root in a hurry - then you can separate it from mama-plant. Irina |
RE: Episcia flowering
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| Thank you Irina, I should have remembered that but it's been a long time since rooting an Episcia. I will try this method; however, there isn't a lot of room in the bowl. Vicki |
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