Re: Anyone ever flowered Aristea major??

Annie Hayes wrote:

  Medit people, hellooo are we still around ? I've had Aristea major for 2
years. Healthy, but no flowers. Is this one of those plants that needs smoke
in order to bloom? If so boo-hoo, the pictures make me neeed it!

Annie
I have a plant of this which is over forty years old which to my recollection has only flowered twice at long intervals and apparently for no particular reason.

I must admit the site it is growing in has become more and more shady with the years and possibly moving it would make all the difference.

A ecklonii flowers all to well in this same garden no matter where situated, and is an inveterate colonizer, so I have to do a good deal of deadheading and defensive rooting out.

Moira

PS My (NZ) book asserts A. major should now be known more correctly as
A. thyrsiflora (comments anybody?)
--
Tony & Moira Ryan,
Wainuiomata, North Island, NZ. Pictures of our garden at:-
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/cherie1/Garden/TonyandMoira/index.htm

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