Why wont my seedlings return ?
Robert Hamilton (Wed, 24 Nov 2004 02:22:19 PST)
Hi Mary Sue and Doug,
Which things have not come back and is it a question of their just
not coming up (my ongoing experience with Ornithogalum dubium) or not
being there the next year?
Its the problem of them not coming up - in each case there are
bulbs present which havent produced leaves , in some cases quite
a nice size.
The species germinated in 2003 which havent returned this
year are Brunsvigias namaquana (sigh!!) , litoralis and striata
(both as striata and as minor) , Haemanthus barkerae and sanguineus
, Hessea breviflora and pilosula and Strumaria watermeyeri. These
all still have small bulbs with active roots. There are also
several more Hessea and Strumaria which I havent looked at as
yet .
I also repotted an overcrowded seedling pot of Albuca
namaquensis last summer , which had 20 or so nice bulbs and
these have sulked through winter / spring.
Cheers,
Rob