Re: Lapeirousia Neglecta
david field wrote:
> 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.
If it is not a large area, you can go over the ground with a blow torch
(when you are not likely to start the aurrounding neighborhood on fire - you
may have to clear away accumulated dead vegetation first ). You should
probably use a "flare" piece on the end to spread, rather than concentrate,
the flame - you only need to get the ground hot , not to totally char it and
everything in it. A little experimentation will get the right distance to
hold it from the ground, and time of exposure.
I wuld imagine the time to do this is during the dormant season for the bulb
in question.
