The "Frizzle Sizzle Plant" - How to grow and Care For Albuca spiralis
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2019
- The Frizzle Sizzle plant is Albuca Spiralis - We look at how to grow it and get it flower.
Albuca spiralis is grown for the twisted spiralling foliage, it also produces attractive flowers in spring.
This is a succulent from the Cape area of Southern Africa, it can be grown indoors with good light and will grow well outdoors in frost free areas.
In this video we look at the how to grow Albuca spiralis, the growth cycle, watering, growing medium and other basic care aspects.
In our next video we look a propagation of Albuca spiralis from seed. - Навчання та стиль
Thanks for the tips, just picked my first frizzle up this afternoon. I must say I'm really excited for this one. Thanks again bud.
What an amazing plant, thanks for bringing this to us Johnny😊
that is a cool looking plant.. thanks for sharing :)
Thanks for the great tips, Johnny! Now I know how to properly take care of my Albuca Spiralis :)
Thanks for that. Any problems with it just ask....
I want one! They’re so cute! Thank you for this info!
Thanks, great video
Great video. It's hard to find info on this one, I just got mine and I'm so excited. Thanks for sharing! It's much appreciated!
The flowers are so pretty
Any questions let us know, it is an easy plant to grow, however not really an indoor plant...
I have one and i love it
This is a very interesting plant, as you say, it is very easy to grow from seed, each year I get dozens of plants from the seeds that I get from mine, but it obviously needs to be pollinated, the fist year I pollinated mine with a small paintbrush, which was a success.
Yes, you are right, hand pollination seems to be needed for good pollination.
Thank you very much for this video. We bought a beautiful plant from a great store but were never informed about the recommended dormant period.
Thanks Brian, hope they grow well for you.
Thank you! This has been so helpful. I got my Albuca spiralis last summer and wasn’t sure what to do when it dropped its leaves in early spring. I’ve kept it on the dry side not knowing if I should water it or not; the bulb is still green and firm with a little offset forming. I know now to put it outdoors and not water it.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for the video! I live in California and out summer days are now hitting 100 to 105. I have the frizzle under a patio cover so bright light but still very hot. Do you recommend bringing inside? Should I continue to water once a month or not at all in summer? Thank you so much for any answers!
thank. you great info. how should;d the bulb be planted. I've seen photos of bulb completely submerged and others with small amount of bulb showing above soil
Ours are always with the top of the bulb just above the ground and we have grown them for a number of years. Our local succulent expert, also grows them like this, so for us, with the neck of the bulb above the ground
I wish I could share a pic of mine. One has a short stalk with flowers pods while the other has a long stalk, about 12 inches and a gaggle of flower pods
So do i plant albuca bulb late summer do i add a little water since it going into it's domant period...do i need to prep rhe bulb in any way b4 planting it...helppppp me please... im so confused i bought it on line and it came with no instructions...i also did not realize i was getting a bulb😢
Ehi there! I have a question, since infos about this beautiful plant are quite rare :)
I got one this summer and I kept watering it, as i didn't know it was dormancy period.
I caused some root rot, but the bulb is still nice, firm and white. Do i put it back in soil? Do i wait for it to sprout? I removed almost all the roots, leaving just the healthy ones.
Thanks a lot for any help and tip you can share! Have a nice day and a happy new year :)
Yes put it back into fairly dry soil, after a week to 10 days, water once and then dormancy over summer. Only a little water every 10 - 20 days. This is a plant that does not need much water, and needs to dry a little out between waterings. Happy New Year and Happy Gardening....
@@johnnyAGardening thank you very much! I'll try it, let's hope it will work 🌻
Hi John, I have a question. I live in Tucson, Arizona. Your summers and winters are opposite from me. What tips do you have for growing one of these in the United States?
Cathi Jones I live in the US too and understand the confusion. John talks about seasons rather than particular months, so the care instructions are the same for us in the northern hemisphere as they are for those in the southern hemisphere. The four seasons progress throughout the year in both hemispheres; they are just during different times during the calendar year. Albuca spiralis is native to the area around Cape Town, South Africa which has a Mediterranean climate. Wet winters, dry summers. It does its growing during the rainy winter season, etc. I hope that helps.
Hello Cathi, sorry for the delay. Our top tip is to grow them outdoors and give them a cold winter. NOT freezes and heavy frosts but cold. Also give them a hot summer, where you are, good morning sun and maybe protection from the hot afternoon sun. Good drainage, a little fertilizer once a year. So its the same as here, however your winters are a bit colder, you get down to around 39f (say 4c) sometimes lower, we get down to around 4 - 8c and do not get freezes. A little follow up video coming soon with luck. Happy gardening, stay safe and good luck with frizzle zizzle.
Hi John. I have a 5 yr old albuca spiralis, this will be my 2 winter with it. This yr its popped out and it has 7 growth points on one bulb. I'm not worried as it seems healthy but will it have flowers at each growth point?
Sorry for the delay in answering, You can get multiple flowers from the one bulb, never seen 7 though. We have a little follow up video coming soon.
Are these directions towards growing the frizzle sizzle outside? What about indoor around growing inside as a household plant?
Hello Nicole, if you are growing it as an indoor plant or outdoor plant you do need to treat the plant much the same way. Good light, warmth , not too much water , dry between waterings, and try to allow it to have a summer dormancy. It will benefit from a summer dormancy, so maybe you can give it a holiday outside over summer. Indoors and with moisture year round it tends not to go dormant, however in the long term this is not necessarily a good thing.
Hi! I bough my Albuca yesterday. That was the first one I saw in my life. Her branches are all dried and I have to change her pot. Do you suggest taking off the dried branches? Thank you!
We usually wait until they come away very easily when pulled, so try pulling them away gently and see if they come away from the bulb. However you can cut them back fairly low if you are re potting.
@@johnnyAGardening thank you a lot!!
I just recieved some frizzle seeds any tips on planting them. Any advice i would appreciate it. Thanks
Very easy to germinate. We use ordinary potting mix, sift a little over the top, sow seeds on sifted layer and then sift a thin layer over the top. Keep moist in a warm position and they should germinate within ten days.... Will have a video on that very soon.
@@johnnyAGardening thank you
Two questions: 1) If there are multiple bulbs growing out of one pot, should I divide them? 2) Is it possible to kill my plant from too much dormancy? Two of my bulbs haven't grown any foliage since March, but the others have
You can divide them when in dormancy. As for too much dormancy, they tend to come out of dormancy when they are ready.
It is interesting that two of our smaller offsets are putting on good new growth, the two larger ones are only just starting and thats around 3 weeks later than the small ones.
I will try to make another video on dividing the bulbs ASAP.
I live in zone 6, and just purchased one to add to my collection. I planned on growing this plant indoors, can I do this and still allow it to go through a dormancy? I fear my winters get too harsh and will kill it
They are more difficult indoors than outdoors, however - You can grow them indoors, - it will need really good light and careful watering (don't over water). It also needs a period of cold during the winter (cold nights but not zone 6 cold), so just give it a rest from indoor heating at night . An enclosed patio would work well
johnny A hi there, I just received my Albuca Spiralis. I just finished potting it, and wanted to know if I should wait on watering it for a few days...or should I give it a drink now. It has been in shipping for a few days, so the foliage has slightly browned tips and is just a little slumped looking. Any tips would be greatly appreciated, thanks 🤗
@@andreavinacco8011 I would not worry about the brown tips, and would water it once now and then let the soil almost dry out before watering again . I would wait for 2 - 3 days if the root system looked damaged .
As a matter of interest, ours flowered again this year and we hand pollinated the flowers. We have collected seed and will try to do a video on germinating the seed.....
johnny A that’s would be great, I would love to see this. Thank you
My Albuca Spiralis is now flowering, can I self pollinate it myself?
Best to hand pollinate to ensure seeds, use a small paint brush or brush, or similar to spread the pollen from one flower to the next and from stamen to stigma.
@@johnnyAGardening thank you!
Can you help?
My plants bulbs look healthy, but for the last few years they have not been pushing up any leaves at all at any time :/
Where are you located and are you growing it indoors or outdoors.
johnny A in doors in the UK, I think the bulbs have started to shrink now some 🙊
@@IsaValentinus OK, ... As the bulbs are shrinking, and have no foliage, you may be in trouble.
I would repot them making sure they are not rotting. Keep them in as much light as possible and on the dry side. Don't fertilise them. They really need outdoors and dry over summer and in winter they need cold. Good light as well. But not heavy frosts and freezes. They also need a free draining potting mix. They only need water from autumn to spring, but still not soggy soil. So try repotting and if the bulbs are not rotting you have a chance.....Let us know.
johnny A okay 👌🏼 repotted, small compared to what they once were.. used to be pot-bursting size that needed separating. There is now 3 smallish with 1 tiny tiny new one :) few healthy roots on each, so now put them in the brightest sunniest window.
@@IsaValentinus OK. So let them settle in. Just a little water. They don't want to be dry, however not wet either. Maybe a little liquid seaweed fertiliser or similar in a week or two. With the window, remember that sun through windows can be very hot, so be careful that they are not to close if theis is the case.
How to pollinate?
Bees actually pollinated ours this year - However you can get more consistent pollination with a small paint brush, when the flowers are new brush the inside of one flower and then another and then back to the first an so on.
can this be an indoor plant my sis sent me some seeds
Yess .... Outdoors, protect from frosts, once established water every 2 - 3 weeks during growing season.
Ilive in a deep winter state So am going to try and make it a house plant if I get the seeds to germinate. Thanks @@johnnyAGardening