Re[2]: World's Largest Flower

     

Hi Dot,

Do you mean the schitzostylus ( that's my spelling from memory, but the idea is 
there)?  open crocus type flowers on a gladiolus type stem above ribbon like 
leaves?  That's whay a kaffir lily is in England.  If it is, I got some from my 
mother-in-law from her sandy well drained garden & planted it at the base of my 
house walls where it has settled in very comfortably.  There its fairly dry, 
with little soil over mortar & in shade most of the time.  In another part of 
the garden its in good, well drained soil in sun, where its putting out lots of 
leaves which go brown & stringy, but doesn't flower so well.  

Does that help at all?

Karen in Cheshire England.
______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
Subject: Re: World's Largest Flower
Author:  Non-HP-cdpierce (cdpierce@intop.net) at HP-UnitedKingdom/o2=mimegw3
Date:    05/08/99 02:52


Hey anyone !!!!!!! i need some advice about my kaffer lily,or [clivia] can 
some one tell me what to do ,every time it puts out a new strap or leaf 
whatever it shrivels up and dies i have it inside in a 2gal. pot how wet or 
dry are they soupposed to be? when should i feed it? right now it is on the 
dry side. I really hate to lose it,a good friend gave it to me,and she is 
died last year,so i really like to be able to at least keep it alive,it has 
never bloomed for me.So i really would appreicate some advice.
Dot
N. E. Ms. zone 7
     
--------------------------------------------------------------------- 
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the 
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE PERENNIALS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index