Re: Belamcanda chinensis

From: Dennis Kramb <dkramb@badbear.com>

>     I love Blackberry Lilies too.  Mine are almost finished blooming now,
>but they have been blooming since the beginning of June.  They can reach up
>to 55" here.

Mine are just barely over 2 ft. tall.  But I have them in pots, so maybe
that has stunted their growth.


>> They are not forming bee pods.  The "ovaries" are dropping off with the
>> flowers, which tells me the bees are not interested in pollenating these
>> things.
>
>     There must be something else involved in this.  They did readily form
>bee pods in Lexington, KY and have done so here.  Last year, some insect
>destroyed the pod crop, which was not as heavy as this year.  So, I still
>don't know if I will have seeds to harvest.  Are you under any watering
>restrictions?

They are getting plenty of water.  I have never seen a single insect on the
flowers.  I really think that's why they're not setting seed!  I don't care
though, I've got 2000+ iris seeds to worry about as it is.  I don't need
more!

Dennis Kramb; dkramb@badbear.com
Cincinnati, Ohio USA; USDA Zone 6; AIS Region 6
member of AIS, ASI, HIPS, SIGNA, SLI, & Miami Valley Iris Society
primary interests: ABs, REBs, LAs, Native SPEC and SPEC-X hybrids
(my gardening URL:  http://www.badbear.com/dkramb/home.html)



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