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Old 03-17-2007, 12:48 PM
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Very nice! Congrats on this wonderful species!

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Originally Posted by cneos View Post
I've read that crumenatum will bloom (once a year) within ten days of a (steady) heavy rain and a temperature drop. Flowers only last for a day, but OH what a delightful fragrance!
Last year, I bloomed my massive specimen over 10 times (they can bloom MORE than once a year ). The flowers do last for a day, and attract hundreds of female bees. This species is great and easy to grow, but it gets so dead looking and "whippy" (canes up to 3ft. long)...

-Pat
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