Guys , any one has ever grown a Bomarea ? any imformation of where I can get one and what are the growing condition in UK.
Which species is that Sal? I've been singing the praises of my B.hirtella all summer! It Bloomed from early August through to mid December in the greenhouse. B.hirtella is a good species for pot growing. I kept it in the greenhouse this year (good job too considering the summer that we had) where it was shaded from lunchtime till about 7pm. Plenty of humidity in there too. Completely pest free which is a bonus. Very easy from seed, it took just over a year to bloom, although I kept it green over its first winter as I had a conservatory at my old house. Grows quickly once the days get longer, and when I repotted it before christmas (the tubers had grown out of the bottom of the plastic pot that it was growing in and I did not want the mice munching them) it had produced a huge number of tubers. I've sown seed for B.salsilla which is also said to be good for pot growing............ Not all Bomarea are good for pot growing. I think that they're probably best grown in pots in the UK, but make your own mind up. The Roseland House website is a useful place for info.
Longk , first thank you , second I was looking for some rare alsteroemeria e remembered that bomarea is a close related , is it as hardy as the alstroemeria? Do you rekon can be grown outdoor as we do for the alstroemeria? I start to reconsider the alstroemeria as flower , yesterday in my local market I`ve seen some really strange and long variety .
I'm not too sure as to the absolute hardiness of Bomarea. I'll grow mine on in a large pot next year and then divide the tubers in 2014, trying some in the garden and some in the pot. Alstromeria psittacina?
Alstromeria psittacina is also on my wanted list , but at the same time I start to be curious about all this new variety I`ve seen in the florist , new color Alstromeria , but as long as the psittacina , I`m really curious if it`s possible to root the stem of the flower in the right time and place .
Here's a Bomarea to look out for Sal - B.boliviensis................. It's a non climbing species. Not too sure about rooting Alstros..................
That is another great plant , what is going in my head now is how easy they are to propagate ? many lilium are able to be propagated by leaves , some Dhalias from stem cutting , roses are easy to be propagated to. And as you proved eucomis by leaves as well.
I'm sure that I read somewhere that Alstros are very unreliable from cuttings. Are those Eucomis leaves Sal? You can slice them up into sections of about 30mm and get more from just the one leaf!
