minimum temp for Nerine?
Diane Whitehead (Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:53:11 PDT)

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ISHS Acta Horticulturae 430: VII International Symposium on Flowerbulbs
DEVELOPMENT OF THE BULB AND INFLORESCENCE IN OUTDOOR GROWN NERINE
SARNIENSIS
Authors: J. Vishnevetsky, N. Azizbekova, M. Ziv, H. Lilien-Kipnis
Abstract:
Nerines are autumn flowering perennial bulbous plants native to
Southern Africa belonging to family Amaryllidaceae. Nerine sarniensis
is considered the most beautiful of all Nerine species and has a great
potential as a cut flower. Irregular flowering is often encountered in
commercial flower production and this might be due to incomplete
flower differentiation or flower abortion.
The control of flower production through manipulation of environmental
conditions during growth and bulb storage, requires information on the
onset and duration of the various stages of differentiation, growth
and development. The annual life cycle of N.sarniensis is
characterized by autumn flowering prior to leaf emergence, active leaf
growth during winter and early spring, followed by leaf senescence and
a rest period during the hot dry summer. For most of the year the bulb
contains two inflorescence buds at different developmental stages.
Inflorescence development from initiation to anthesis lasted 21–22
months, indicating that active development occurred in the bulb during
its rest period.

On 30-Aug-10, at 5:09 PM, Adam Fikso wrote: