Re: Gloriosa, Glory Lily, Tiger's Claws

on 5/31/05 11:07 AM, Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center at
4042N15@nationalhearing.com wrote:

> Has anyone grown Gloriosa?  Since I had to give that talk on summer bulbs, I
> awakened an interest this year and bought some things.  My Rhodohypoxis has
> a bloom on it now!  But, back to Gloriosa...It's in a gallon pot and it's
> already 2 feet tall.  I read that it grows 6-8 feet and begins blooming at 3
> feet, so I've got to get it out there.   I think I'll just sink the pot.  I
> don't really want to buy another trellis.  Do you think it would climb
> around on the outside of a lilac?  The stem is awfully thick.  Any help
> would be appreciated.
> 
> Kitty
> neIN Z5

Kitty,

As it grows, Gloriosa leans away from the light--which means it would lean
in toward your lilac bush and grab ahold of its twigs with the tendrils at
the ends of its leaves.  When it starts to blossom, new shoots will emerge
from the base of each flower cluster, thus climbing higher and setting new
inflorescences.

I have found it extends the blooming season to cut off the faded flowers
individually before the seed capsules begin to expand and to give it a shot
of Miracle-Gro or fish emulsion in mid-season.  I grow them in two-gallon
pots, and move them out to a porch when they are in bloom--then move them
back to partial shade when they are finished.
 
John C. MacGregor IV
815 Park Avenue #4
South Pasadena, CA 91030-2788
(626) 799-1554
jonivy@earthlink.net
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