Sandersonia bulbs! Sandersonia aurantica
tubers produce flower stems with distinct orange bell shaped flowers.
Sandersonia bulbs are difficult to find and Z Callas supplements their
own produts with sandersonia tubers from the world's best bulb
growers.
Although this specialty flower bulb is a mystery
to many, sandersonia bulbs have been grown and sold since 1998.
Sandersonia bulbs have been distributed to gardeners and commercial
growers across America with astonishing success.
Sandersonia bulbs are hardy in zones eight and
nine. In cooler climates the bulbs will need to be dug up
after the plant dies back. The tubers will then need to be
stored in a cool, moist peat moss or related media over the winter to
keep protected from freezing as well as drying out. Sandersonia
bulbs require a chilling period during storage, so it is important not
to store them in a warm place, but rather a cool garage. It is
also important, however, that the sandersonia bulbs do not freeze. |
Sandersonia
tubers are a relative to the lily family and
therefore require high light levels and warm
temperatures to germinate, flower, and bulk up
for the following season. It is important
to have well drained media as tubers will not
survive wet, water-logged soils.
Tubers should be planted
horizontally (laying flat) with the growing tip
2-3 inches below the surface. Sandersonia
should be planted where they are protected from
the wind, however, if not they may require
netting support of some kind. The larger
the tuber planted, the taller the flower stem as
well as an increase in orange bells produced.
It's simple, the larger the tuber, the more
orange bells.
Sandersonia bulbs are a
fork tuber with two legs. At the tip of
the leg is the growth tip. Therefore the
bulb has the potential for two flowers, however,
on a field average, they produce only about 1.6
flowers per bulb. The tip produces a wiry
stem that on the plant can last up to 6 weeks
with orange bells. The bottom bells turn
orange first and continue coloring as the buds
open up to the top.
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As a cut flower, sandersonia
flowers can last up to four weeks, however, by
cutting the flower from the tuber, the
subsequent bulb will generally be smaller than
what you started with. By not cutting the
flower, the bulb will be much larger than what
you started with.
After flowering, the growth tip produces another
fork tuber. So each mother sandersonia
bulb (fork tuber) produces two additional
daughter sandersonia bulbs. In other
words, sandersonia bulbs will double in numbers
each year.
Z Callas supplies
sandersonia tubers from around the world to cut
flower growers and gardeners across America.
Please view our shopping center for the price of
sandersonia tubers for the quantity you are
looking for. Unlock the mystery of the
sandersonia bulb and their orange bell shaped
flowers.
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