[pbs] Tigridia pavonia heat resistance
Tony Avent
tony at plantdelights.com
Tue Aug 21 14:33:09 EDT 2007
Dennis:
We are growing the Yucca Do Mexican strain of Tigridia pavonia, which
are still in full flower after our 3rd straight week of 100+ degree F.
temperatures. I sure wish they had sold better when we offered them for
sale. The Dutch strain are a bad joke in hot climates.
Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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Dennis Szeszko wrote:
> In my experience, Tigrida pavonia is not used to temperatures over 95
> degrees. The plants originate from temperate forests at roughly 1500-2500
> meters above sea level in Mexico. I think that SOME wild-collected strains
> could be more temperature tolerant, but the Dutch varieties that are sold in
> stores have been selected to grow in Holland and are not used to high
> temperatures.
>
> I have a large clump of Tigrida pavonia growing in a tub from seed that I
> collected about three years ago. These plants are surprisingly quick when
> grown from seed and will flower in two years. There are numerous color
> forms that exist and I have photographed at least 4 different color
> variations just from what came up in my pots. A friend of mine has been
> selecting offspring for very pale colors and he is getting close to
> achieving his goal of a white flower with reddish spots. I will post the
> pics to the Wiki at some point.
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