My cutting of Chirita 'Dreamtime' tried to flower, pretty unsuccessfully. I had a request to share the blooms when they open--which never happened. They kind of developed, but then twisted and dried up. The photo I took didn't focus well, but you get the idea.
I revisited the original plant earlier this month, and it is, of course, looking wonderful and even blooming still/again!
I had also e-mailed the hybridizer, John Boggan, who said he hadn't anticipated this Chirita's size when he released it--his underwatering, underpotting habits apparently had it growing to a more reasonable size for him, but others (including myself!) really enjoy the giganticism of the plant.
Chirita 'Dreamtime'
Thanks for posting. The flowers look nice but it sort of looks like they might get lost on such a large plant. The plant itself is nice enough though so I guess it's still a nice touch.
ReplyDeleteWhen the plant's multiple inflorescences have multiple flowers open at the same time, it's a bit more appealing, and from what I've been told, it's a pretty much constant bloomer--but, you're right, the size of the plant makes the flowers seem like an afterthought. But that's one of the reasons why I like it so--my gardening philosophy tends toward "Plants must look nice out of flower," because I don't think I am a good enough gardener to make anything bloom for me. I have some small evidence that says the opposite, but it's not strong enough to outweigh everything that supports it. :P
ReplyDeleteI try to look for the same from my plants because of extremely limited space it had better look good all the time, not just in flower.
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