[pbs] Another Lycoris Trick
Kelly Irvin
bulbmeister at bulbmeister.com
Wed Sep 3 20:13:14 EDT 2003
Jim:
I've only got a clump of the L. caldwellii, and I was wondering why the
flower bud looked pink, too. It's not the clump that bloomed last year,
though, so it could be an off-type. It will probably open yellow. L.
chinensis responded well to the same rain, here. Only a handful had come
up before, but I am about to see several dozen in full bloom in the next
day or two.
James Waddick wrote:
> Dear all;
> I recently pondered the effect of drought on Lycoris bloom
> initiation.
>
> After 2 1/2 months of near total drought, a patch of 25 L.
> chinensis produced a single short flower stalk. Last weekend we had 7
> inches of rain over two days and it soaked in very nicely. Within 24
> hours and almost visibly this same patch of bulbs is producing 40
> flowering stalks some even blooming as they emerged (very odd) and
> some reaching nearly full size. I can't recall stalks emerging with
> such such synchrony and speed.
>
> It has taken a few more days, but the traditionally later to bloom
> L. caldwellii have now started to pop. They look like they will be
> normal in regard to numbers and height, but the still closed buds
> appear to have a slight pink tinge to them which I don't really
> recall. Flowers should be a pale yellow. Is this a heat or drought
> effect?
>
> To be continued. Best Jim W.
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