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Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life              tarev Mar 26, 2012 9:52 PM CST |
| I just got this nice looking orange plant called Orange Star - Ornithogalum dubium. Just wanted to know anyone's experience growing this plant..how long did your blooms last? And after it blooms, do I follow the daffodil way of letting the leaves grow fully and chop it off later..do I need to dig the bulbs out? Is it easy to rebloom? |
central Illinois            jmorth Mar 28, 2012 10:51 AM CST |
| I grow this little beauty under fluorescent lights in my basement over winter. It appears a scape with blooms is getting ready to pop. Once in bloom, the bloom presentation is kind of lengthy (comparability to other bloomers in basement.) Once the bloom fade, I cut blooming stems off and let the leaves grow until plant starts to lose vigor. Gradually cease watering. At die-back I just place the pot in a dark spot in the basement and leave it dry till new growth noted (usually fall), then start anew. Sometimes the next season brings more blooms, sometimes not. If I find some pics of it in bloom, I'll post them, or post pics when it blooms this year. (I use the same cultural techniques for this Ornithogalum as with Lachenalia). Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Mar 28, 2012 11:53 AM CST |
Thanks jmorth! That sounds easy enough  I just love how orange and alive this one looks..hope to see your photos soon! |
Glendale, Arizona  HaroldS Apr 1, 2012 11:08 PM CST |
tarev said:Thanks jmorth! That sounds easy enough How about a photo of yours? |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Apr 2, 2012 9:24 AM CST |
| Here's its photo: |
Glendale, Arizona HaroldS Apr 2, 2012 10:23 AM CST |
| Nice! |
Name: Evan Pioneer Valley south, MA, USA (Zone 6a)         |
tarev said:I just love how orange and alive this one looks. Boy isn't that the truth. Beautiful Tarev. Evan |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Mar 20, 2013 3:47 PM CST |
My Orange Star is starting to show its new buds for Spring 2013   |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Apr 23, 2013 4:40 PM CST |
Buds beginning to mature a little more...finally seeing some orange color coming about.. |
central Illinois jmorth Apr 23, 2013 11:14 PM CST |
| Just about there! Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: Calin Weston-super-mare UK (Zone 7b)    fixpix Apr 24, 2013 1:55 AM CST |
| Have seen these for sale at supermarkets, but to me, they look messy. Leaves, stems flopping over. Do they really need support? I think that's what kept me from buying a pot. I grew the O. saundersiae ... very nice look. Leaves sturdy, stems long, straight but strong, big flower heads. Problem, I overwatered last spring and bulbs rotted. Lucky me I had seeds and now I have a pot full of seedlings :) |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Apr 24, 2013 9:57 AM CST |
| I just put the circular support on my plants since I moved them from indoors last year, anticipating occasional windy conditions in our garden. I was just glad to see this plant come back. Some bulb fertilizer and some new soil and it is set to go. It survived a rain/hail mix last Easter but left it with marks on its leaves, but otherwise it is okay and is now getting ready to bloom  |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Apr 24, 2013 1:26 PM CST |
Just saw some of the buds opening up as our temps start hitting the low 80's:  |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Mar 3, 2015 1:23 PM CST |
I have been mean with these bulbs..have allowed snails to make a happy meal of the leaves..  But, just got to love the tenacity of this plant to grow..,poor thing such badly eaten leaves, thankfully buds are showing up...have moved it to our glass table away from the garden monsters.  |
central Illinois jmorth Mar 3, 2015 2:06 PM CST |
| You might consider adding the pics from 4-24-13, a couple posts up) into Database. They're good pics and db can always use more of those. I need to get something like you're using to corral those dubiums for my Lachenalias. Nothing that's been done can ever be changed. |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Mar 3, 2015 2:08 PM CST |
| Nah, that old shot is not too nicely centered. |
Name: Larry Enterprise, Al. 36330 (Zone 8b)     Seedfork Mar 3, 2015 2:16 PM CST |
| Most photographers hate it when the photos are all perfectly centered. They like them being off set, it is called the rule of thirds. I like to center mine too though, most of the time. |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Mar 3, 2015 2:26 PM CST |
| To each his choice I guess..I will just wait for this new batch..and get a better background. |
Name: Neal Linville Winchester, KY (Zone 6a)    gemini_sage Mar 3, 2015 2:45 PM CST |
| It sounds like these are easier to grow as houseplants than I had thought. Do they require cool conditions for growth and flowering? "...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi |
Name: tarev San Joaquin County, CA (Zone 9b) Always count your blessings in life tarev Mar 3, 2015 3:14 PM CST |
| Yes, it does like cool conditions for growth and flowering. Just do not make it too soggy wet. |
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