What have you been waiting on to bloom?
I know some people have the patience to wait years for some plants to bloom but I have to admit if a plant doesn't bloom in a year or two I normally get rid of it.
To keep this forum interesting I thought I'd start this thread. :)
Millingtonia hortensis
Mine is now 6 or 7 feet with no signs of blooms anytime soon. Should be fun trying to over winter this sucker in the basement.
Randia ruiziana
Second year still no buds and I've no idea how I'm going to find the room inside for it over the winter. Anyone ever sniff this flower? Tips to get it to bloom?
Cymbidium goeringii 'Tian Cao'
Had this one for at least 3 years now. Doesn't take up much space so probably why I haven't gotten rid of it but still no buds in sight.
Finally I'll end on a happy note. Think I've found a branch with some buds on my Camellia 'Scentuous' (a lutchuensis hybrid).
Bought this last year but no flowers.
Yay!
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Maggie (Vancouver, BC 8a)
8 years agoOoh, Robert, would love to find out what you think of 'Scentuous' - it's on my wish list. I love camellias but wish they had more fragrance (suppliers describe it as "delicate fragrance" haha). I've been unable to resist buying any that claim to be scented & have caught a whiff occasionally but it remains elusive. The sasanquas seem to have some scent.
Here's the one I'm waiting on: osmanthus fragrans var. thunbergii, planted in 1998! (First thing I planted when we moved in.) It's close to its reported mature height (10'?). I read it "may take a long time to flower" - just great, haha. (Not sure if osmanthus is the plant for you, Robert haha)
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