I wonder if T. tuberosum's refusal to bloom is due to daylength problems. Perhaps San Diego's days are too long, or not long enough. Eugene Zielinski Augusta, GA USA > [Original Message] > From: AW <awilson@avonia.com> > To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> > Date: 5/9/2011 4:29:38 PM > Subject: [pbs] Tropaeolum tuberosum > > For me, at any rate, although I have heard similar words used by others, > this climber has been a disappointment when it comes to blooming. It has > beautiful, brilliant flowers but it does not seem to want to show them, no > matter what I do. So, a few days ago I saw it at a plant sale, a few dozen > little plants on sale, and one big one with it huge tuberous roots potted up > in a wide but shallow ceramic cntainer. It was magnificent, like a coiled > bonsai, with its lovely succulent leaves. Not a flower, of course, but lots > of character when treated this way. Anybody else found a way to use it? > > Andrew > San Diego > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/