Bracey How often you give water? I think I planted Freesia grandiflora at the same time, and they are ready to bloom. Everything grows fine except for Babiana. Using the same soil mix that I made. ( DG mix) I should stop watering for a while. Makiko Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 12, 2015, at 5:02 PM, Bracey Tiede <tiede@pacbell.net> wrote: > > Our babianas of various kinds are growing strongly right now and will bloom soon. Perhaps too much water, Makiko? > > Cheers, > Bracey > San Jose CA > > -----Original Message----- > From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Jude Haverington > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 3:08 PM > To: Pacific Bulb Society > Subject: Re: [pbs] Babiana rubrocyanea > > I think you answered your own question - since you say that they are winter > bloomers, and it's spring there. Maybe they just needed a little more age > before blooming. > If they are winter growing, and it's spring there, then yes, they would be > going dormant, no ? > > On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:57 PM, Makiko Goto-Widerman < > makikogotowiderman@me.com> wrote: > >> Hi Jude, >> Dormant? I thought they are going to bloom in winter. (Actually it is >> spring here. We do not have winter here.) >> I live in Southern California. Many plants from Mediterranean basin and >> South Africa are growing season here, and >> ready to bloom. I found yellow flower buds of Tulipa sylvestris. >> Heirloom irises are in bloom. Some daffodils are in bloom. >> >> Makiko >> >> >> >> On Jan 12, 2015, at 2:49 PM, Jude Haverington <tylus.seklos@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Could they just be going dormant ? >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 5:40 PM, Makiko Goto-Widerman < >>> makikogotowiderman@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi PBS Members: >>>> >>>> I can not remember the number of box for Babiana rubrocyanea that I >>>> received last year. I planted last fall. >>>> They quickly germinated, however, leaves turned brownish color since >>>> December. I got so disappointed. >>>> They are getting worse and worse, and I’m afraid that I won’t have a >>>> chance to see flowers. >>>> Leaves of another variety, Babiana strict, have also slightly brownish >>>> color at the tip, but they >>>> are still growing well. >>>> >>>> This is caused by some disease, infection, or too much water? >>>> >>>> I need an advice. >>>> >>>> Makiko Goto-Widerman >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> pbs mailing list >>>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> pbs mailing list >>> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >>> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/