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  1. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    It seems to want to flower just at the time when its too cold outside for it, I assume its a day length thing.
     
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      Alocasia cuprea Red, not grown for it's flowers more for it's coppery leaves but it has flowered although not really worth looking at. cuprea 2.JPG
       
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        Is that a flower, behind the leaf facing us ?
         
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        Yes that's the flower Michael, not much to look at is it? :smile:
         
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          I think it looks interesting, it's something like an arum lily.
           
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            Never lets me down.

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              :wow::wow::wow: Stunning. How old is she now?
               
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              @Michael Hewett, Alocasias and Colocasias are members of Araceae, the Arum family.
               
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                My Bird of Paradise is still going strong! A couple of pictures from this morning. As I don't know how long the flower will last I'm taking pictures almost daily!
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                • pete

                  pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                  Two flowers out and a third one coming. @Balc :dbgrtmb:
                   
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                    Well done on getting them blooming indoors, Balc I think they are stunning.
                     
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                      Outstanding @Balc! I used to live in Los Angeles and they were everywhere. You've convinced me to give it a try here. :blue thumb:
                       
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                        Do they usually flower at this time of the year? I haven't noticed any more flower stems on my plant so far. How long do the flowers generally last?I think my flower is small but as I've never seen them "live" before I don't really know. Perhaps next year I'll get more & bigger ones than this year - after all this is the very first flower it's produced!
                         
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                        • pete

                          pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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                          Mine are outside and flower late June into July but I think given warm conditions they will flower at any time of the year, mine has the flower spikes there now but they are not moving as its too cold at the moment.
                          You normally get a couple of weeks or more from each flower spike.
                           
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                          Cycnodes Taiwan Gold and berries on my murraya paniculata:
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