Data Breeding: Mix Planted date: Mid Match, 2001 Photographed date: 5/8/2001

Sensation score: ****

I am sorry that I can show you only this picture without flowers. To tell the truth, a beautiful red flower was about to bloom in July, however someone unknown suddenly cut the stem in the morning (a bird is suspicious). That's why the picture of the flower was not be able to be taken.
There is one more thing to take care about this plant: it is not very tolerable for the change of the environment. It hibernates when the temperature is below 10C/50F, and it gets sunburn on the foliage if it is moved to outside after being kept inside for a while.
After all, it is best to keep it inside when the temperature is still low, and start to move it outside to let it used to the sunshine when it is getting warmer, and gradually prolong the hours to keep it outside.
The bulb, which has faild to bloom, is kept in vermiculite at this moment. Maybe it will be tried again next year.

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