On Oct 6, 2005, at 12:43 PM, Jim McKenney wrote:
> Angelo, I think you may have something valuable to contribute to my
> understanding of Nerine sarniensis culture.
>
> Apulia is pretty hot during the summer, isn't it? Does it cool off at
> night
> much?
>
> Yet you say you have no trouble getting the Nerine sarniensis to bloom.
>
> When does it bloom for you? Are they grown in pots or in the garden?
> Are
> they in the sun or the shade?
>
> Please let me know.
>
> Jim McKenney
>
Here are the long term average monthly maximum and minimum temperatures
I could find for locations in Apulia, Italy. It looks like except for
right at the coast near sea level, it does cool off at night. However,
I don't think any of the summertime maximums are what I would call hot
(90s °F and above).
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
MONTE S. ANGELO 41.70°N 16.00°E. Height about 844m / 2769 feet above
sea level.
°F 41.5 43.0 46.8 53.4 62.6 70.5 75.0 75.6 68.9 59.0 50.9 44.8
34.0 34.5 37.0 42.3 50.4 57.2 61.3 62.2 56.7 49.1 42.4 37.0
CANDELA 41.10°N 15.50°E. Height about 521m / 1709 feet above sea level.
°F 46.2 47.7 51.8 59.4 68.2 77.0 82.4 82.9 74.7 64.0 56.1 48.9
37.8 37.8 40.5 45.7 53.1 60.1 64.8 65.8 60.4 52.5 46.2 40.5
FOGGIA 41.50°N 15.70°E. Height about 56m / 183 feet above sea level.
°F 52.5 54.9 59.0 65.3 74.8 83.1 88.3 88.2 81.0 71.2 62.4 54.9
37.2 38.1 40.3 44.4 51.8 59.0 63.3 63.9 58.8 51.6 44.8 39.4
BARI 41.10°N 16.80°E. Height about 49m / 160 feet above sea level.
°F 53.8 55.4 58.5 63.9 71.6 78.8 83.1 83.3 77.5 69.6 62.8 56.7
41.4 41.9 44.2 48.4 55.4 62.4 66.6 66.6 61.7 54.9 48.7 43.9
GIOIA DEL COLLE 40.79°N 16.89°E. Height about 350m / 1148 feet above
sea level.
°F 49.5 51.1 55.4 61.7 70.7 79.0 84.4 84.6 76.8 66.7 58.6 51.8
35.6 36.3 38.7 42.1 48.7 55.8 59.9 59.9 55.4 48.9 42.6 37.9
BRINDISI 40.70°N 18.00°E. Height about 10m / 32 feet above sea level.
°F 54.9 55.9 59.0 64.8 72.0 78.8 83.3 83.7 78.6 70.5 63.7 57.6
43.3 43.7 45.9 49.8 56.3 63.3 68.2 68.5 64.2 57.6 51.1 46.2
LECCE 40.20°N 18.20°E. Height about 61m / 200 feet above sea level.
°F 54.1 55.9 59.4 65.5 74.3 82.6 86.9 87.1 80.2 70.9 63.1 57.0
41.7 42.3 44.4 48.4 55.4 62.2 66.2 66.9 62.4 55.8 49.6 44.6
PALASCIA AERO 40.10°N 18.50°E. Height about 86m / 282 feet above sea
level.
°F 53.6 54.3 56.7 61.7 68.7 76.6 81.1 81.5 76.8 69.1 62.2 56.5
44.8 45.0 46.8 50.7 56.8 64.0 68.4 69.3 65.3 58.8 52.9 47.8
S. MARIA DI LEUCA 39.79°N 18.39°E. Height about 112m / 367 feet above
sea level.
°F 54.1 54.9 57.6 62.4 70.3 78.1 83.5 84.0 78.1 70.0 62.8 57.0
45.1 45.7 47.7 51.8 58.1 65.3 69.8 70.5 66.0 59.4 53.6 48.2
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
--Lee Poulsen
Pasadena area, California, USDA Zone 10a