Cyrtanthus--TOW
James Waddick (Tue, 30 Dec 2003 06:30:24 PST)

Mary Sue wrote:

Yes C. sanguineus seems to grow like mad for me. I have sent dozens
of bulbs to the BX over the years. It blooms in mid to late summer in
full sun and manages to fill a pot every few years. It has never
been a showy bloomer managing a flower here and there over a long
period, never a big show. Each flower is large for the plant size and
always appreciated. Never a seed produced, but all one clone.

I too have grown C. elatus for years from various sources and
never a bloom. Should I dry it out more drastically? Same conditions
as C. sanguineus, but a larger pot proportionately. Never tried any
of the named color forms. It grows well and multiplies, just no
bloom, an all too common problem.

Jim W.

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