Cyrtanthus--TOW

James Waddick jwaddick@kc.rr.com
Tue, 30 Dec 2003 06:30:24 PST
Mary Sue wrote:

>Cyrtanthus sanguineus-- ....I see that Angelo and Jim also have 
>success so am hopeful.

Yes  C. sanguineus seems to grow like mad for me. I have sent dozens 
of bulbs to the BX over the years. It blooms in mid to late summer in 
full sun and manages to fill a pot every few years.  It has never 
been a showy bloomer managing a flower here and there over a long 
period, never a big show. Each flower is large for the plant size and 
always appreciated. Never a seed produced, but all one clone.

	I too have grown C. elatus for years from various sources and 
never a bloom. Should I dry it out more drastically? Same conditions 
as C. sanguineus, but a larger pot proportionately. Never tried any 
of the named color forms. It grows well and multiplies, just no 
bloom, an all too common problem.

		Jim W.

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