Re: OT: Cardiocrinum

Louise wrote:
>Cardiocrinum giganteum take from seven to nine years to  bloom from seed,
>then they are monocarpic, which means that they die after blooming.
>Several years before blooming, they should have produced offset bulbs
>though, which will mature and bloom in about four years.  They also set
>profuse seed before they die. 

I read somewhere that you can turn monocarpic annuals into perennials by
preventing their first bloom.  They will then bloom for several years quite
happily.

Ann Pearce
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