vernalising Lycoris

Boyce Tankersley btankers@gmail.com
Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:08:34 PDT
When I lived in Galveston, Texas, we used to utilize the ice left over from
our adult beverages to provide cooling to the root systems of orchids that
required a period of cooler temperatures to flower. A lot more fun than
lugging pots around but I honestly don't recall it being that effective -
at promoting flowering that is.  Certainly made hot afternoons more
bearable for human folk.

Boyce Tankersley


On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 2:26 PM, <iain@auchgourishbotanicgarden.org> wrote:

> Just a thought Nathan but have you considered that if the mountain i.e.
> the cold won't come to Mohamed
> therefore Mohamed i.e. you might go to the mountain. Perhaps if you had a
> friend or acquaintance who
> lives in your latitude but at higher altitude[s] it might be possible to
> achieve your objective with this
> genus. Our problem with Lilium is invariably the opposite e.g. the
> Cardiocrinums over winter in either
> our garage or workshop depending on space and how many. Not having grown
> Lycoris I don't know how
> amenable it or they are to potted winter migration. Might be worth a try.
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