[pbs] Another Lycoris Trick
Kelly Irvin
bulbmeister at bulbmeister.com
Thu Sep 4 10:20:23 EDT 2003
Jim et al.
I took a picture of my Lycoris caldwellii in bud yesterday evening. Does
yours look like this?
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Lycoris_caldwellii04.jpg
This morning the largest bud is already losing the pink blush. To add a
small bit of horticultural humor, one of the stalks has a bit of a
straggler with it, as if one of the flower buds did not make the train...
http://www.ibiblio.org/pbs/pbswiki/files/Lycoris_caldwellii05.jpg
A NOTE to ARNOLD: Please remove these images in the next day or two. I
just wanted to illustrate Jim's observation.
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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Mr. Kelly M. Irvin
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