New Buds
Here are a few pics. of the latest flower buds. These always seem to creep coyly out when you aren't looking, then shoot up to make a flower stem at about half an inch per day. Time to start feeding and watering a bit more. I use tomato fertiliser for its high potash content and low price. The plants seem to like it.
Note the flower buds come up from the side, not in the centre where the leaf growth rises. With a bit of encouragement, a big bulb can put up two or three stems.
There were several around the house at this stage, these were the best photos. I have to watch the stems stay upright, as they tend to lean towards the light from the window. If a bulb is a bit weedy I will take the stem off once the flowers have emerged at the top, they will do fine as a cut flower and the bulb will recover quicker.
How
they came out! Colourful pictures.