Here on the Central Coast of California they will last for several days as well. Randy On Tue, Dec 6, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Brian Whyer <brian.whyer@btinternet.com>wrote: > Hi Gastil > > I am surprised at your comment on Flickr that the flowers last only a day. > Must be the Californian heat. Here in the UK the flower spray I emailed > on last 5 November are only just finished with no days without passable > flowers in between. That is 6 flowers over about a month with some showing > more or less at their best for several days each. I still have 2 sprays in > bud to come, but near freezing overnight temperatures will slow them down a > bit. They are under unheated glass at present. I will move them into frost > free (min 7C) if this weather continues for much longer. > > Brian Whyer, Buckinghamshire, England, zone ~8 ish > > > > Closeup of one Freesia laxa flower showing the dark purple blotches > http://flickr.com/photos/gastils_garden/… > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- * * A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. - Thomas Paine --- * *