Cyrtanthus
Ina Crossley (Thu, 28 Apr 2011 14:59:04 PDT)
Hello Josh
It all depends on which species it is, as Aaron mentions too. One of
mine is C. brachycyphus which I now know is evergreen, the other is C.
Venus which is a hybrid and I can't remember off hand what one of it's
likely parents is, but it is an evergreen.
As I tried leaving them dry until they were almost bone dry and yet had
no sign of either going dormant, I then posted my original query about
Cyrtanthus. However, I will keep them from getting too wet over the
winter as they would out in the open.
Ina from sunny Auckland (so far it has been wind and rain and cold
all week, so much appreciated sun today)
On 29/04/2011 9:14 a.m., Josh Young wrote:
Jude,
I think dormancy is a very important part of a geophytic plants life cycle. I've read from other experts that keeping plants evergreen that usually require a dormancy can eventually cause bulb death in some cases. If anyone has anymore insight about this issue I'd love to hear it!
Do your plants bloom reliably?
Josh
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Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2011 9:15 AM
Subject: Re: [pbs] re Cyrtanthus
None of my Cyrt's go dormant, unless if let go dry. They are kept between 50 and up, degrees. I keep them slightly moist. They love it.
Best, Jude
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