Brian said:Rick why do you say that being under lights will mean a longer time to flowering?
A poor choice of phrasing on my part. In meant that
forcing dormancy would mean a long time to flowering, because you wouldn't have that extra growing time. I mentioned "under lights" because I would still have them under lights while forcing dormancy.
Brian said:I planted them back in September and they were still as green as ever when the foliage was frozen. Will they be alright after being frozen off like that?
Yes, they will be fine. Trumpets and orientpets are always the last to show dormancy signs above ground, and most often my orientpets are still green when the snow falls. And with seedling or young plants, the phenomenon is even more common. Here's a pick of some of my aurelian crosses from the past, and they all did just fine.
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Lorn, I did think that stem was fasciated from what I though was a flattening stem just below the flowers. But had I looked closer, I would have realized that the basic structure of fasciation wasn't present.
Lorn said:Funny, isn't it; how a little germinating seed knows exactly when it's best for it to emerge.
Err...a... maybe temperature wise, but not the right season!
