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Vallota speciosa
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Posted by jegcyano MD/PA (My Page) on Mon, Nov 3, 08 at 12:25
| Does anyone know the blooming requirements of this plant? A friend of mine has been growing it for over a decade with no flowers. |
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RE: Vallota speciosa
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| Me too. It just divides and divides, but never blooms, probably because it propagates itself so easily asexually that it sees no need to produce seeds. This is also a characteristic of several of its relatives in my garden, including certain Hymenocallis and a few Crinums. I have heard that planting amaryllids deeply discourages splitting and can stimulate bloom, but this is difficult in a pot situation; maybe a tall, narrow pot is the answer? BTW, I think this plant is now included in the genus Cyrtanthus. |
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