[pbs] Amaryllis belladonna.
rdjenkins
rdjenkins at bellsouth.net
Mon Sep 4 23:18:09 EDT 2006
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From: "Hans-Werner Hammen" <haweha at hotmail.com>
To: <pbs at lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2006 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [pbs] Amaryllis belladonna.
>As regards to "extreme" there seems to exist ONLY one more or less relevant
>condition in order to induce the final scape elongation within the bulb,
>that is namely a certain minimum temperature during the summer "reposal" in
>the magnitude of 30°C - but I even doubt that.
Is there a certain length requirement for this "hot" rest?
>William the Bulb Baron has already found out that total dryness not to be crucial for a successfull
>scape "preparation"of the bulb. As regards the speculation about winter coldness I like to add now that these >wonderfull Naked Ladies I mentioned above are growing at a minimum winter temperature of above 55°F
>(13°Celsius):
>Hans-Werner
You suggested in another post that 45F is a good temperature. So 45-5? F would work. What is the maximum temperature they respond to?
Beautiful pictures of the blooms. I can only hope to see those in my own yard one day...... I will celebrate that day!
Robert.
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