[pbs] Nerine. Was: What promotes blooming?
Paul Tyerman
ptyerman at ozemail.com.au
Sat Oct 13 07:28:48 EDT 2007
At 09:15 PM 13/10/2007, you wrote:
>Hello:
>The reference are only for reference, the environment
>maybe more constant than some place. Just as somewhere
>will over 40 degree C at day in summer, but also will
>cool down to 10 C at night in summer.
Fierycloud and Jim,
Just to follow on with this from our experience here..... the old
established clumps that do best of Nerine bowdenii here tend to have
the bulbs sitting at or on the surface, forced there by the
overcrowding of the clump. This means that they do tend to lose the
insulation factor of the soil temps below ground. When we're getting
our temps up to 40'C in the middle of summer we rarely get below 18'C
at night (and then only briefly before dawn), and for some periods we
can be 20 to 25'C at night for quite some time. I'm mentioning this
to act as extra information for Jim to use when working out for his
conditions. Certainly we don't get cold nights to 10'C in the middle
of our summer (oh but it would be SO nice <grin>), unless we get a
cold front move through briefly. I would be expecting the surface
soil temperature to probably be higher than the air temperature as
well. Jim, take heart!!
Cheers.
Paul T.
Canberra, Australia - USDA Zone Equivalent approx. 8/9
Growing an eclectic collection of plants from all over the world
including Aroids, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erythroniums, Fritillarias,
Galanthus, Irises, Trilliums (to name but a few) and just about
anything else that doesn't move!!
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