Waiting for Spikes

[Cym Ladye]

It is not uncommon for Cyms to miss a season after purchase because they are not getting the optimal care they received in the nursery they came from, especially if you might have kept them in the house too long while they were blooming and they got a slow growth start.

It is still a bit early for spikes to show on some of the later varieties. Red Beauty cultivars are not necessarily early up here in Northern CA. Yours could be just taking their time in a cooler zone than where they originally were grown. Cyms grow all year long so the continuing elongation of the new leaf growths is normal and a good sign. The spikes may just be late.

Cym Ladye

[GardenTheater]

Originally Posted by Cym Ladye

It is not uncommon for Cyms to miss a season after purchase because they are not getting the optimal care they received in the nursery they came from, especially if you might have kept them in the house too long while they were blooming and they got a slow growth start.

It is still a bit early for spikes to show on some of the later varieties. Red Beauty cultivars are not necessarily early up here in Northern CA. Yours could be just taking their time in a cooler zone than where they originally were grown. Cyms grow all year long so the continuing elongation of the new leaf growths is normal and a good sign. The spikes may just be late.
Cym Ladye

Thanks so much for this information. They came from Santa Barbara OE and your are so right about the care/condition/climate adjustment. I went outside to check on them today and I think I see one spike, other similar locations look "empty" to my inexperienced eye.

I moved them around a lot last winter when they were blooming and I was trying to keep the rain/frost off the blooms. This year I've got a popup greenhouse to cover them along with some heat/fan options. I'll try to move them around less. Perhaps they will be happier.