GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY- FEBRUARY 2008
Thank heaven for African violets! Mine are still blooming along, and give me a great deal of satisfaction. Here is the darker pink one -
This blue one with a white fringe is one of my favorites.
Here is a new project, just some paperwhites that I will give to a friend to enjoy (she is in a rehab center, while her knee heals).
Last and least, here is something that is NOT blooming, and hasn't in the two years I've had it.
It is a clivia, and I need to learn more about how to get it to bloom. What little research I've done has not helped me, to date. Any suggestions out there in cyber-garden-space?
This blue one with a white fringe is one of my favorites.
Here is a new project, just some paperwhites that I will give to a friend to enjoy (she is in a rehab center, while her knee heals).
Last and least, here is something that is NOT blooming, and hasn't in the two years I've had it.
It is a clivia, and I need to learn more about how to get it to bloom. What little research I've done has not helped me, to date. Any suggestions out there in cyber-garden-space?Labels: African Violets, clivia, GARDEN BLOGGERS BLOOM DAY
posted by Muum @ 6:18 PM
7 Comments:
At 6:37 PM,
kate said…
How old is your Clivia, Muum? Sometimes they take several years to flower. Also, don't water very frequently. Are you fertilising at all? I haven't grown one for a long time but I think one high in potassium is good. Somebody can probably correct me on this!
Good luck! Happy Valentine's Day to you!
At 7:14 PM,
Curtis said…
African Violets seem to never disappoint. I have grown these with no flowers on them and have grown them and they never stop flowering.
At 7:54 PM,
Muum said…
Kate and Curtis, thanks for your remarks.
Kate, everything gets watered every 10 days, and I use A.V. fertilizer on everything. maybe I should try something else on the Clivia. It is about 2 -3 years old.
At 5:30 PM,
Kathy said…
Clivia needs to be pot bound to bloom.
At 5:43 PM,
Robin's Nesting Place said…
I couldn't even count my African Violet today. There were blooms, but boy were they dried out. I just picked them off.
I just saw your moose post. I couldn't imagine something that large in my backyard eating my trees. Hopefully, he left some compost for you!
At 11:14 AM,
Sue Swift said…
I think you might find the answer here :
http://www.shieldsgardens.com/info/CliviaFlowering.html
Sue
At 5:16 PM,
Annie in Austin said…
I like your white-fringed blue violet too, Muum. Never had a Clivia but hope yours blooms one of these days!
Annie at the Transplantable Rose
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