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question for the gardeners

harley_babes_hoard — Thu, 17 Apr 2014 23:48:20 GMT

I thought hippeastrums flowered late spring into summer. So why have a few of mine started to flower now. I planted them about 3-4 months ago.

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boris1gary — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:01:24 GMT

@harley_babes_hoard wrote:
I thought hippeastrums flowered late spring into summer. So why have a few of mine started to flower now. I planted them about 3-4 months ago.

In my experience plants respond to the weather, not the calender. All sorts of odd flowerings happen sometimes.

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joz*garage — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:08:19 GMT

just another indication of climate change

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debra9275 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:13:06 GMT

not sure what state you're in but according to Don Burke's fact sheet they're supposed to flower from late Spring through to Summer

http://www.burkesbackyard.com.au/2000/archives/2000/in_the_garden/flowering_plants_and_shrubs/hippeastrum

I'm sure I've seen the red one flowering over winter before

so yes, your's are floweing at an odd time, it must be due to the weather

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purple_haize — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 00:19:04 GMT

Sometimes, flowering plants *spot flower* at odd times during the yr, dont know why, but wouldnt worry about it, as they will be in full flower when they are suppose to as well.

I have lots of plants that spot flower at odd times.

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harley_babes_hoard — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 06:18:28 GMT

Thank you all, I can't wait to see what they look like.

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donnashuggy — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 07:41:02 GMT

@joz*garage wrote:
just another indication of climate change

That's right joz, there are records being broken all the time, it is going to have impact on bird migration too.

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just_me_karen — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 08:22:01 GMT

Hi Harley. Are you the same Harley from the RT? Haven't seen you in ages.

I have a gardening question. I have two gladioli and they're dead stalks. Do I dig them up, or leave them? If I leave them, can I chop the ugly dead leaves off? If I dig them up, how do store the bulbs? And how do you break the bulbs into bits?

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trustmee-2013 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:05:34 GMT

google is your friend

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just_me_karen — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:11:25 GMT

No it's not.

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trustmee-2013 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:13:14 GMT

smart google

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imastawka — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:13:31 GMT

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debra9275 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:17:57 GMT

I've only got some miniature ones in my garden Karen and I just leave them in the ground until they get too crowded then I divide them up. I do cut the stems off at the base when they go brown though.

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just_me_karen — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:23:53 GMT

Thanks Deb, that was helpful.

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debra9275 — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:27:04 GMT

No worries Karen, sorry I don't know more. Your climate is probably a bit different to mine

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purple_haize — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:29:54 GMT

Karen, just leave them in the ground, like Deb said. I never lift mine and they flower year after year. When they have finished flowering, dont cut off the green stalks, just let them completely die down.

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just_me_karen — Fri, 18 Apr 2014 09:47:08 GMT

Thanks purple. They're the first flowers I've ever successfully grown and they were from the reject shop 😄

I couldn't believe when they flowered! So I hope they flower again next spring.