[pbs] Theories - Late Summer bulbs(Lycoris), rain etc.?
James Waddick
jwaddick at kc.rr.com
Sat Sep 1 17:54:38 EDT 2007
Dear Friends,
So much for theories, plans and vagaries of nature.
I wrote earlier about my theory I'd see abundant secondary
/late bloom on Lycoris following a good rain. We did get a 1/2 inch
here and there, but not enough (still) to really soak in.
Lycoris squamigera had a second flush. The first bloom was
meager and about 1/2 the usual height. The second flush was
-..well..... Where I had 7 stalks earlier at 1/2 height, here came 27
new stalks at less than 1/4 height; barely an inch or two above
ground and elongating to 4 inches. Very odd looking.
No improvement on Lycors chinensis, longituba or other hybrids except -
L. caldwelli. One spot that should have 20 plus stalks has 4
stalks, yet in 4 other spots it is blooming as usual with 1/2 dozen
stalks each and nearly normal height.
I fail to see a pattern, other than that these will bloom if
they MUST regardless of rain and heat as long as the time comes
around. I seriously doubt I'll see anything much later than this
unless we do get some good soaking rain, cooler temps and perhaps
some L. radiata will show up in a month or so.
Right now the garden is essentially at a stand still. Too
hot, too dry for too long and our patience is wearing thin.
best Jim W.
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Dr. James W. Waddick
8871 NW Brostrom Rd.
Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711
USA
Ph. 816-746-1949
Zone 5 Record low -23F
Summer 100F +
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