Dichelostemma 'Firecracker Flower'

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Submitted by RonsGarden on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 21:12
Printer-friendly versionA Bulb. Has thin long tube-like leaves.  Blooms June-August.  Hardy in zones 5-9

Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario

Dichelostemma 'Firecracker Flower'
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Oh heck! Another place to

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Sat, 02/09/2008 - 11:41.

Oh heck! Another place to shop~ Money mouth

 Ooooooooo!! Look what I found in their sale bin though! This purple salvia looks more like a foam flower or heurchera! Purple Salvia

 

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That is SO pretty! *sigh* I

Submitted by DizzyDaffodil on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 21:48.

That is SO pretty! *sigh* I have tried seeds and bulbs, 3 different times each, and just can't get this plant to grow for me.

 Ron, is yours from seed or bulb? Do you do anything different or special to get it going?

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They are bulbs

Submitted by RonsGarden on Fri, 02/08/2008 - 23:30.

Nothing out of the ordinary Dizzy! I bought these bulbs from veseys a few years ago.  I doubt you can get seeds for these.

I have them in a spot that gets all afternoon and evening sun.  I fertilze them once the flowers start to form to fatten up the bulbs for the following year.  Other then that they fend for themselves and are slowly developing into a nice clump!  They are a very intreguing flowering bulb! The leaves grow to around 24", but being thin they are not very noticeable or noteable so when they bloom it is as if the flowers hang suspended in the air.  The whole plant disappears by mid August so I add a few annuals to fill in where the bulbs are.

Ron ~ zone 6b ~ Ontario