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Posted by antiqueorchid Z-6 (My Page) on Sat, Oct 17, 09 at 16:59
| I have a corkscrew vine that I just dug up from outside yesterday. I cut it back and am hoping it will survive inside until next spring. Is there any special treatment it needs while inside?
I didn't think it was going to bloom for me this year but it had one flower on it when I untangled it from the hydrangea it was growing on. That was a pleaseant surprise.
Denise |
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- Posted by gerris2 Zone 7a Delaware (My Page) on
Sun, Oct 18, 09 at 11:33
| I don't have direct experience but it is good not to overwater the container during the winter. I wonder if it will pass into dormancy if you cut down watering and feeding it during winter? |
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| Yeah. I was thinking the same thing. |
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| I was going to suggest same as Joseph. I never overwintered that one but most of the tropicals I bring in I let go dormant in my cool cellar. I am trying red mandevilla this year. You can also root cuttings just in case and try to grow them in a sunny window or under lights. |
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Here in South Georgia, I over winter it right where it is. The cold kills it back but come spring there it is again, the first thing to sprout out. I have had mine now about 5 years and it has always bloomed heavily each year as long as I give it lots of water. I was told once to give it an inch a week. I have mine in a 12x12x12 container with about 2 inches below the container top. I fill it with water at least once a week and a lot of weeks I fill it twice and it blooms its little heart out. It is also very easy to root.
To bring it inside i would not water it hardly at all. Just my two cents worth. |
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Thank you for all the advice. I am trying to root some now as well. Maybe one way or another I will have one survive.
Denise |
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