Nerine Winter Care?
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Comments (6)Your Freesias will definitely grow in a container. They'll get to somewhere between 6 and 12" tall and the leaves are generally 'polite'. (Similar to Sisyrhinchium californica.) They often do well in a silty soil that's fertile and free-draining, so you might need to amend your chosen potting mix - and they like to be 'warm'. The hybrids are frost-tender (the leaves go to pulp and they seldom recover enough to flower.) For the pot - at least eight inches deep, excellent drainage, and stable. Terracotta is ok, as is plastic. Your Nerine is OK in pots. Plastic with a bit of 'give' to it might be better - the roots are sturdy. Keep dry over summer - a good 'baking' - and warm/sunny for flowering time. Plant with the neck out of the ground. (Like an Amaryllis.) Potash can be helpful - wood ash for preference. They might take one-two years to settle in before flowering for the first time. Dormant over winter. They don't like to be disturbed, so top-dress the mix in the pot until it fills with bulbs and becomes too crowded. Usually easy from seed....See MoreNerine sarniensis
Comments (2)Joe, mine are just sending up scapes now. I was delighted to find some, as they were repotted when I lifted them and sent you some of the biggest ones. Mine are in pots with other plants, so they regularly got watered all summer long. They were dormant, out of sight. A few weeks ago the leaves started to come up, and now there are a few scapes. As far as coldhardiness goes, these same bulbs were outdoors in a large tub against a southfacing wall. As you know, our winters are very wet (50 plus inches of rain) and quite cold; nights were routinely down to the low twenties and for a spell of several days the temp was 14 degrees. Yet, here they are, blooming. It seems that they are fairly hardy. I hope that you have a few scapes by now....See MoreNew to Caring for Clivia, Questions About Wintering to Induce Flowers
Comments (2)Well, you are having an interesting life! Thanks for sharing your experiences. You must have been delighted to find the potted clivia. Looks healthy to me. Sorry you haven't gotten any help here. I grow them outside, in the ground all year, so I'm not familiar with keeping this plant inside. Mine grow in full shade against a wall where they are protected from excessive heat or cold. . I would suggest you clip off the bloom stems from last year so your plant puts it's energy into new blooms rather than supporting the old ones. Clip short, don't leave them long. I would also suggest fertilizing. By now you've probably done an internet search "clivia care" to get some temperature guidelines....See MorePatio Rose winter care-Minnesota
Comments (3)The ideal wintering temperature for dormant roses is around freezing. So the basement is too warm. The garage is probably the better bet. Don't try to bring it in too early. Wait until nighttime temperatures are consistently below freezing. Here, that is usually early December. I'd expect it to be earlier where you are, but not by a great deal....See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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