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Originally Posted by camille1585
Not only did it produce buds when I didn't expect it, but there are 4! They are developing nicely, and starting to turn and spread out a bit. The only worry is the lowest one, which seems stuck in the sheath.
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Wow, looking forward to seeing these open!
When there's one like the bottom one stuck, I usually slit the sheath to let it get out. The downside of that is that the sheath helps to support the flowers... so by setting the bottom one free, you also create the need to support the ones above, with wire or stake... those flowers will be relatively heavy, so you may need to support them anyway. I like wires states with a little U-shaped hook, 90 degrees to the stake direction, that can be slipped around the base of the flower, or the stem holding it, without being too visually intrusive.
The blooming from a dry, dead-looking sheath is characteristic of some species. In fact, it is one factor differentiating C. loddigesii from C. harrisoniana - the two look very much alike, one supposedly blooms from dry sheath the other from green. But I can't ever remember which is which. Or whether that's really universally true.
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