Re: Lapeirousia Neglecta

Why not try the method used for fire follower seed:  Pile some pine needles
on top, light them, let them burn down, dowse it with water and wait and
see .    Or try throwing some ash on from the fireplace on it and watering
it in. Sometimes it is the char rather than the heat that is the critical
factor.
Jane



Since moving into my new home 4 years ago, I have been replanting my
>garden.
>
>Many of the perennial plants are either Californian or South African.
>Most of the
>plants are grown from seed.
>
>One such plant that has been growing for 2 years now, is Lapeirousia
>Neglecta, a South African bulbous plant.  I have now learned that this
>plant will only flower after a period of fire.
>
>Does anyone know of a way to induce flowering without using fire.
>
>In the wild, I assume the burnt vegetation would return nutrients to the
>ground and that these nutrients trigger the bulbs into flowering.  If
>this is true would it be possible to give the bulb a potash based feed
>to trigger the flowers.
>
>Any thoughts will be welcomed.
>
>David Field.

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Jane Reese
E-mail:  jreese@silcom.com
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