Re: Capensis Flowers

From: Joe Martinez (joe@jmmsoftware.com)
Date: Mon May 01 2000 - 22:30:45 PDT

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Date: Mon, 01 May 2000 22:30:45 -0700
From: Joe Martinez <joe@jmmsoftware.com>
To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com
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Subject: Re: Capensis Flowers

Bill,

Thanks for the reassurance. I was looking for something like the
photo on page 128 in Peter's book, "The Savage Garden". That is
a very nice picture of a D. Capensis flower all the way open. Mine
never seem to make it there. It seems like they go from almost open
to shriveled up. Perhaps I'm just missing it, but I'm checking it 3-4
times per day. Maybe it's just not humid enough here. I'll move it to
the shade and see if I get any better results tomorrow.

Thanks,
Joe

bill_weaver@hp.com wrote:

> Joe, The flower scape in your photo looks quite normal to me.
> I have never known the flowers to stay open for long, though you
> might get greater longevity out of them if you move it to a
> shadier location during the peak of bloom. (I always cut the
> blooms off while the stem is still furled. Capensis very quickly
> plants itself in every pot around and becomes a real weed in a BIG
> hurry)

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