When I planted the Maiden's Jealousy vine beside a concrete post with a simple homemade wire trellis, I was quite hopeful to see flushes of blooms like those I see from a neighbor's front fence. The Maiden's Jealousy vine, also known as Showers of Gold (Tristellateia australasiae), seem to bloom year-round with beautiful clusters of yellow flowers that.
The vines were started from cuttings from the neighbors' and I was frustrated that for more than 2 years, the vines have not yielded a single bloom. This is despite the woody stems and branches as well as the lush foliage and vigorous growth. The vigorous growth necessitated frequent pruning because the post trellis wasn't very wide nor tall.
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Pinching Back the Bleeding Heart or Glorybower
In a recent entry on inducing flowers on the bleeding heart, I mentioned the tip of pinching back the top sprouts.
The tip of "pinching back" on plants is nothing new. Although pinching does not guarantee flowers, it does induce the lower branches to grow rapidly, with some branches flowering in the process.
The tip of "pinching back" on plants is nothing new. Although pinching does not guarantee flowers, it does induce the lower branches to grow rapidly, with some branches flowering in the process.
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