It Opened!!!!!
happy dance!
I feel like all those propane bills all winter were worth it...LOl
Now,how did I do it and will it bloom again?
BOP Bloom
CC......it is beautiful and I can see why you are doing the happy dance. All that work and heat bills paid off!
That is so pretty, well worth the wait! Write that down..........how you got it to bloom.
I don't know how I got it to bloom........
I think it was just a little "hard-wire programming" on the BoP's part. A lot of people have trouble with them, though, so you must be doing something right! I would bet a lot of blooming issues relate to either young plants, not enough sun, or maybe northern climates just aren't brutally hot enough for them. We have that covered here in Houston - we specialize in brutal heat. Mine are blooming now, too (or just about to, anyhow). It should be blooming for you for most of the rest of the year. Are there any other bloom spikes coming up? Depending on the size of the plant, they can sneak up on you (or at least me, which is funny considering how slowly these things grow! lol!). Just beautiful, aren't they??
What I've read is full sun will give more flowers, but more scraggly growth, full shade with give nicer foliage, but less flowers. I would say (guessing) somewhere around 75% sun would be ideal for decent foliage and nice blooms. (ok, so, you didn't ask for help in growing it, I just rattled for a second).
Wow!!! Wallpaper!!!!
Now I'm going to lick my wounds,LOL! I bet you are gonna get Nanas again too!
I hope so ,although most of my nanas are pretty short......
I think I killed my dwarf c,and it was looking good last fall.....
Com'on Root,you got some catching up to do......
Lucky girl CC, it's beautiful.
Mine went to the compost this year because it hasn't bloomed in a few years. I guess we don't get "brutally" hot enough.
It looks great CC.
It's beautiful CC. I'm doing the happy dance for you....... :)
If only mine would bloom.............. :(
WTG CC ... jumping up & down in MI for you!!!
Great!!!
Congrats CC! It's beautiful.
Purity purity!
Doing something right!
Carter,thanks for the info,every bit of knowledge I get help,its hard to grow these tropicals up here with no one to ask who knows and grows them,its not like I can go to my local nursery and say"hey,whats up with my BOP?"
They'd look at me crosseyed
Just like my nana
who around NY has nanas that bloom and can tell me what I'm doing right and wrong
YOU GUYS are my fountian of knowledge
Everyone else,thanks so much for you encouragement and kind words
I'm still in awe every time I walk in the GH and see it.........
Another question,in order to get seeds...
Do you need 2 plants blooming or just 2 blooms at the same time on the same plant?
CC, I need to send you mine for you to coach it to bloom. LOL
CC, I love it, congratulations!!
Good for you girl, that bloom is awesome...
the Tropical Tiki Gods are smiling on you.