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dunno about any of the reniformis they have never bloomed for me. nelumbifolia blooms spring and fall for me. Very few blooms over the summer. I am guessing that you need critical mass first, but a change in temperature is what may trigger blooming. Alternatively a change in day length......
Like Mach, the big rennies have not flowered for me. Some folks across the pond give it a cold (just above freezing) & dry winter to stimulate a spring bloom. On the smaller one above, I have no clue on the catalyst(s) but I wonder if the transition from days getting longer to shorter had anything to do with it?Originally Posted by mass
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OK. ice cubes it is this year... grrrrr. they are making me sort of crazy waiting for reniformis to bloom
thanks for the tips.
Can I make a suggestion? Maybe one or a couple of you guys could do a moss give-away. I remember it was hard finding a stumpy/short sheet-y kind of moss to grow small leaves in on a cork slab back in the day, so maybe there's some other people out there who are looking for mosses too
Meanwhile my U.nelumbi flowered for a good 4 months straight this year. I guess it wanted a little less sunlight so maybe indirect light (the shade of a Sarra pot) + potted in wet/sludgey/sphag-y mess is the way to go for blooms. The portion I 'potted' = tossed into the terra at work is taking off making taaalllll small-leafed leaf stalks. We'll see if it flowers this year..
I have not yet seen a flower on my Reniformis either.
But I am at the point I can divide and isolate a few divisions in several locations and see what may come of it all.
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Just popping in so sorry if this has already been said.... some 'Big Sister' flowering info can be found in this thread: http://www.terraforums.com/forums/sh...-yep-in-flower! Sorry, but I can't give any more information than what is in that thread on the subject. :-\
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that actually helps out quite a bit Andrew. Got my original division from Bob, so wondered a little more how he cared for it. He says,"plants flower every summer with the flowers lasting about 3 months."
Think my cold period is a little too long and cold for outdoor winters though.
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