richard.spicer.7906
St Albans based, career changer and studying Horticulture. Bulb addict, South African plant fan and converted succulent lover
Late Autumn 2019
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Late Winter 2016
Late Autumn 2019
43
Late Winter 2016
I've seen these bulbs for sale in a couple of garden centres now, and thought I would try them. I have another Watsonia but that one is winter flowering. These other ones are summer flowering. Has anyone else seen or trying these?
Planted 5th March
#bulbs
Never heard of them🤔
I planted some last Spring but they didn't grow. However this year something that may be them has started to sprout near where I planted them.
Not grown them before, but fingers crossed we get to see some nice photos of yours! 😊
Liking these Rich 👍
Fingers crossed @tiggrx
Hopefully Ellen - the garden centre near has really done well this year in stocking up on 'not so common' plants and bulbs. Saves hunting for them on the Internet 👍🏼 @ellenmarygardening
I am working on a plant guide for these at the moment. In Australia they are an environmental weed and the sale of these bulbs are prohibited. Beautiful species but a nightmare to keep contained
richard.spicer.7906
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I’m still adjusting to this, they were sold as summer flowering corms in the garden centre but I don’t think they are? In the right conditions this have been in leaf almost all year round. On reflection, I’m wondering if they actually may need a summer dormancy, only because it’s shot up new foliage in the last month. So next year I’ll let it die back in May and keep it dry over summer to see if that initiates flowering, which alas it’s never done for me. Bulbs are multiplying though I think.