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Re: speaking of clivia


Marcia Franzén wrote:
> 
> How does one get the flower stalk to grow above the leaves before it tries
> to bloom? My flower stalk is short but made it. My friend's always blooms
> between the leaves. I have seen tons of advice but it is contradictory! Any
> tips? BTW, I'm jealous of all you guys with rare plants. I can barely keep
> normal hardy ones alive. Someday when I finally get a greenhouse.....
> 
> Marcia, jack of all trades, master of none

I read in a book somewhere that if you put a clivia in bud in a very
dark place, it will try to grow the buds higher to reach the light.  I
did this by putting mine in a closet and it worked.  Judy Showers,
greenhouse-gardener & seed-swapper in Pennsylvania, Zone 6
http://www.epix.net/~jshowers



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