Sometimes Clivias in my garden behave the same way. The stems don't elongate and the blooms open deep inside the foliage. The next flowering season the flowering is normal. This may happen to only one plant and all the other plants in close proximity can bloom normal. Strange?? Terry Hernstrom Redlands CA -----Original Message----- From: pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org]On Behalf Of Stephen Putman Sent: Thursday, March 22, 2007 9:28 PM To: Pacific Bulb Society Subject: Re: [pbs] Stem-less Spring Bulbs I have been rather curious about a related matter, that being the issue of stem length at blossom time for Hippeastrum. Some years a particular plant will flower with a nice long stem, and then the following year have just a short and rather unattractive blossom presentation. Somebody must have done some systematic work on stem elongation in Hippeastrum for all the flower trade that goes on. Who knows where this information might be found? Boyce Tankersley wrote: > When I gardened in southern New Mexico the tulips often bloomed at soil > level. Never figured out if it was a lack of sufficient chilling or the > very high sunlight levels that kept the stems from elongating. > _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.ibiblio.org http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php