Dear bulb friends

I just thought that I would add something that I have found to be
very helpful in my opinion. Clivia and c. vansonii are very happy if
their roots are exposed and will flourish - I have even seen photos
that show c. haemanthoides doing well with many of its roots exposed
however I have not been successful at all with this planting depth.
I have found that new roots come from the top of the bulb and they
do not like to be fully exposed hence I have found that by planting
the entire bulb just below the level of the growing medium gives the
best results. I also grow them in a 50% orchid bark and a material
like scoria mix that is between 4 and 10mm in diameter. I give full
morning sun to haemathoides and I am finally getting a bulb that is
starting to look like it is happy and was not able to heal another
bulb that was looking very ill when it arrived. The bulb that I have
left is currently under a bench to keep it very dry over one of the
westest winters we have seen in a long
time.

My plants just do not know what is going on like a lot of the marine
life here at them moment. I have many specie hippy and hybrids
sending up flower scapes and papilio is flowering all over the
garden at the moment which is delightful as they are finally
established and giving me the best results that I have ever had with
them here. We had a hard sharp cold period at the beginning of
winter and them a very mild period with buckets and buckets of rain
and growth is happening everywhere right in the middle of of the
wrong season.Kind Regards and Best WishesRon ReddingHervey BayAustralia
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