Re: Belamcanda chinensis
From: "Mark Cook" <billc@atlantic.net>
BJ,
> I am growing these Blackberry Lilies for the first time in my zone 3
> garden. They look healthy with lots of leaves but no flowers. Is there
> some special trick to get them to produce blooms? They will be dug after
> first frost and stored in the unheated basement to try again next year.
Let us know how this works. Blackberry Lilies appear to need a fairly
long growing season in order to bloom. They start blooming in early June in
Florida, July in Kentucky, and August in Zone 4. Don't overfertilize them.
> They are just so pretty, I had to try them. Also, don't know the
botanical
> name but after 3 years of growing Peacock Orchid, this year I got one to
> bloom. It is white with a purple splotch in the middle and a nice musky
> scent. They, too, have to be dug every year and stored overwinter.
> Anybody know what the botanical name is for this one? I'll scout around
> and see if I have a photo to share a little later.
The botanical name for Peacock Orchid is Acidanthera bicolor. I have
heard that it has been reclassified as a Gladiolus, but I am not for sure.
Mine are blooming now.
Mark A. Cook
billc@atlantic.net
Dunnellon, Florida.
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