Hurry up and Bloom for Christmas!

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lucky1
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Hurry up and Bloom for Christmas!

Post by lucky1 » Fri Dec 20, 2013 10:21 pm

Sure would be nice if these opened for Christmas... :roll:

Bird of Paradise

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Cymbidium orchid

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Anybody else have some festive blooms?

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Post by canadianplant » Tue Dec 24, 2013 8:17 am

Nice barb. Is the cymbid in the cold room?
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Post by hardyjim » Tue Dec 24, 2013 9:21 am

Soak it and turn up the heat to 90F...that should do it... :D

Just the X-mas cactus blooming here...do have an Orchid putting
up a bloom stalk but it is taking its time..
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:39 am

Nope, Jesse, the cymbidium is in the house.
Last year it was in the cold room and didn't bloom at all.

Thanks Jim, but I couldn't handle the 90F :lol:
One day to go, so they won't be in bloom...dammit.

Nice that your Xmas cactus is flowering, mine isn't even starting.

They'll all bloom when the company is gone.
:|

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Post by TimMAz6 » Tue Dec 31, 2013 7:38 am

nice green thumb Barb!!

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Post by lucky1 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:27 am

Well, they only took another 2 months to bloom :lol: :lol:
But the wait was worth it.

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Thank goodness for some color during these BLAH months...

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Post by hasty22 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 8:39 pm

Very nice Barb!!! I am jealous.
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Post by lucky1 » Tue Feb 18, 2014 9:30 pm

Thanks Keith.

Label years ago said "white strelitzia", glad it's the regular.
Anybody who can't get these to bloom, with some age, just add 0-40-0 or 0-60-0. in early winter. (follow box directions).
But they won't bloom in a cold winter room, need warmth.

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