Hi Jim, I have purchased small plant few years ago from the vendor( forget the
name) , I have grown them under the shade out side and past few years I have not
have a problem. Only thing I remember is not to disturbe the root too often and
use well drain soil. This year I repot it to a bigger pot, it was kind of
sitting there not growing until last month I see the new leaves come out, and
guess what. there are 4 flower bud showing. I was excited and happy. Today,
there are two flower open up, and they are beautiful red color and waxy as I
touch. If I get home I will take picture if you want to see them. By the way, I
live in Southern California, where the whether is dry when Santa Ana Wind start
blowing in the winter season, however since I live near seashore, the cool
whether and marine layer does help a lot for this plant to be successful.
Andy
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From: James Waddick <jwaddick@kc.rr.com>
To: Pacific Bulb Society <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thu, September 16, 2010 9:38:15 PM
Subject: [pbs] Lapageria rosea
Dear Friends,
Thanks to a fellow PBS er, I just got a few seedlings of Lapageria rosea.
This may be totally futile, but as I looked around I saw little info on my
favorite site: The PBS wiki. In fact, there is no entry at all.
So a few Qs for more knowledgeable PBSers:
Does Lapageria rosea have a bulb (tuber or enlarged root)?
Has anyone outside of Greater San Francisco especially the mid-west had
success with this species?
I know UC Bot Garden Berkeley has a great collection but who else even grows
it?
Can anyone suggest good growing conditions?
Any words of warning? Thanks Jim W.
-- Dr. James W. Waddick
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Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
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