I did not anticipate so much interest in Mirabilis longifolia. Here is how I keep mine, and a few more images that I just took. The thick plastic pot has an inside diameter of 15 inches. The longest shoot / stalk is 44 inches from base to tip. There are three main shoots and a couple of small ones, well separated where they emerge from the tuberous crown. Flower buds are forming now, and the first 2 from each cluster are beginning to elongate. Thus each cluster flowers in a sequence rather than all at once. Prudent for flowers that remain open for only one night. The pot is moved outdoors when our conditions are frost-free. Often the shoots will have begun to make a small appearance before then. The pot stays outdoors in a sunny place. I do water when I'm watering any other pots in the area. In autumn and before frost there is usually a dry spell. That is when I move the pot back into the garage as I'd rather do so as it is drying off rather than wet. Stem / stalks collapse and shatter joint by joint. Then back to ignoring it until the following spring. regards from Judy in New Jersey where the atmospheric grumbling suggests we'll shortly have a thunderstorm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2018-06_Mirabilis longifolia-overall.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 203898 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2018-06_Mirabilis longifolia-base of shoots.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 186544 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2018-06_Mirabilis longifolia-branching of shoot.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 129169 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelleWood in Bloom_2018-06_Mirabilis longifolia-flower buds.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 78882 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/pipermail/pbs/…> _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…
