I do believe I have figured out why my plants won't bloom...they've been hungry and thirsty! I have buds galore! Thank goodness! I thought I'd never see any of them bloom! The first two to reward me with blooms are Codonanthe carnosa and Alsobia 'Cygnet'. I think they're beautiful and just had to share!
Here's Codonanthe carnosa
And here's Alsobia 'Cygnet'. Hopefully I'll have lots more bloom pictures to post in the next several weeks!
They're looking good. What did you feed them?
Sharon
Neat! I've never grown Codonanthe. What a darling bloom. Does it have any fragrance?
Hey RG. Thanks for the information. I am having trouble with my Cygnet blooming as well. I will try more food. Hopefully that will help mine as well.
Thank you all very much! I don't notice a fragrance to the Codonanthe bloom, Snowrose.
I've begun a new feeding schedule for my plants. Started it a month and a half or two months ago. I water about every 5 days and it's a 4 part cycle. Watering #1 is Fish Emulsion, Watering #2 is Peter's AV food, Watering #3 is Optimara AV food, and Watering #4 is plain water. Since I go through a lot of water, I don't have a place to leave that much sitting out for the chlorine to evaporate, so I use aquarium Tap Water Conditioner, which removes chlorine and chloramine. It seems to be working wonders for all of my Gessies. Many that I expected were going to die have put out lots of new crown growth. I think I was underwatering, underfeeding, and the chlorine/chloramine in the water was harming them. Sometimes I set them in dishes of water to soak it up, and sometimes I use a turkey baster to water from the top...which reminds me that Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, so I need to get a new one for cooking purposes only! LOL
Sounds very professional. Looks like it is working!
Amy,Great looking blooms!! I love the dainty bloom on Codonanthe carnosa.Thats a new plant to me.Very cute!! I definitely need help in the blooms dept too.I think I am going to try your regimen and see if it works for me. : ) Nancy
beautiful ! Yes cygnet likes food ans to be moist.
