This little guy just started to open up for me yesterday morning. The most sure fire way to encourage a plant to open up is to post pics on here of your other blooming plants. This Cym has been dragging its feet for weeks now. 3 very full spikes dangling over the pot and not a single flower til I posted my other bloomers on Sunday. Guess he felt he was special and needed his own thread. Good thing the blooms are cute. Thanks for looking