hey you southern folk, can you tell me what tuberoses do for you in 'winter'..? do they ebb/disappear? or hang around? i potted some up and am wondering, if after a tad of cold, can i bring them into a warm, sunny spot and get an early start?
thanks!
tuberoses in deep south
I am not positive where in AR Fayetteville is but I suspect you're cold enough that they won't be hardy--you need to be in at least zone 8 for them to make it through the winter so I would definitely bring them in if you want to keep them until next year.
i am in zone 6b...and they are in, altho they have gone thru a winter outside here before...but now that they are in pots i'm wondering if i can get them going again on their next round. or do they want a good long pause. basically, do they go dormant for you?
It's been a few years since I grew them and I only had them one year so I don't remember whether they died back for the winter or stayed green.
I got some bulbs last year and they still have green leaves on them now, but they don't look great and they certainly aren't growing. I was wondering what mine would do, too since this is my first year with them. I have to wonder whether the ones you potted up would get going for you right now or not. Some bulbs seem to be on their own little timeline from what I can tell. I thought about pulling mine up and removing all the leaves, but it's in a pot with a plumeria (which is also basically dormant right now), so I figure if both plants stay on the dry side I shouldn't have any problems leaving it outside in the pot until Spring.
mine have no leaves, just bulbs which have been exposed to a bit of cold, so i didn't know if giving them warmth and water would 'break dormancy' or if they KNOW it's not time yet...that's what i'm hoping one of you all can answer! in the meantime i think i will move a few out of their cool zone and into a warm one. how i long to live in a place where i can leave things outside!
Even if you lived here where I do, you would find plants that need to be moved into protection at winter!
Good luck, and let us know how it turns out.
i'm going to ask you to name one...i would have guessed plumeria but you said it could sit outside...i'm curious! (but then again, i prob wouldn't know it)
I'm into palms, also. Red ceiling wax palm, Cyrtostachys renda is one, and Licuala grandis is another. As for fragrant plants, Cubanola domingensis is a zone 11. We get a freeze maybe once every 15 to 20 years. If that happens I will lost a lot plants that are in the ground and cannot be moved. Last year I took a chance and planted the Figi Island Fan palms in the ground as they were just too big for the porch anymore. Every leaf gets damaged, but they live so long as it doesn't dip below freezing.
dabney - I'm in 7A - and although lazy - tuberoses are one thing I enjoy enough that I'll dig em up - store them in whatever I have (i.e. shredded paper) till spring arrives again. I am doing an experiment this year since there's a tuberose vendor in TN (also 7A) that keeps them in the ground. I planted some singles in the ground (a protected area) and I'm going to see how they do
Go Chantell!
Hi all, my tuberoses are in ground all year, in a sheltered east facing spot. . The leaves die back and it goes dormant .I originally had them in a pot but W facing the plant was not happy, died back so it was basically shoved/dumped into the spot where it is now and told this is it , you grow or you go !. It was fantastic this year.
I have this one http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/59230/
that's helpful! they Do go dormant! thanks. i will say i have lived in 2 different 6b locations and have had them go through winters there OUTSIDE...so you should be good Chantell. one problem i have had is, they come back but don't bloom. this is the first year i divided the clumps as i've heard they only bloom once (which i don't quite believe!) any one had one bloom for many years?
What I've read on the blooming once thing (although I have no idea if this is true) is that each individual bulb/tuber only blooms once, but in a clump you've got several bulbs/tubers and as the clump grows it's always making new ones so what you see as the tuberose plant should bloom multiple times.
that is so obvious it went right over my head. can a clump bloom 'forever'? anyone?
No plant lives forever, but if the plant is happy where it is and you do the right things like fertilizing it, dividing it when it needs it, etc and you get lucky and don't have critters munching the bulbs it could go on for a long time.
i tend to be stingy with the food...don't know why. i will mend my ways...i like to eat too!
much help ecrane3
F4Flora...i did recognize the name palm! wow, a freeze once every 15 to 20 years...that boggles my mind.