early Veltheimia
Mary Sue Ittner (Sun, 15 Oct 2017 09:50:41 PDT)
I grew Veltheimia capensis from seed and it is not so happy in northern
California in an area with much more rainfall than Andrew gets in
southern California. When it flowers (2006, 2008, 2012, 2015), which it
is doing at the moment, it has started into growth late summer and
started flowering in September or early October. Mine are in a large pot
sunk into another large pot in a raised bed.
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So perhaps when it flowers depends on its heritage. Veltheimia bracteata
is much easier for me to grow and flower, but in pots. In the ground it
barely survives, but does not flower. I've not tried V. capensis in the
ground.
Mary Sue
In southern California (or certainly here in San Diego) Veltheimia
capensis is usually grown as a potted plant that starts to bloom in
early January to early February. However, a friend of mine here has
been growing it planted out and finds that it then starts to bloom
much earlier - it is blooming now. I think that behavior is consistent
with what is seen in Namaqualand, where it starts in May, before winter.
It does well when planted out, with seedlings springing up all round.
Andrew
San Diego
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