Re: Rebloom or not?
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- Subject: Re: Rebloom or not?
- From: "* a* C* W* <c*@cache.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 07:48:36 -0700 (MST)
Sally Guye writes (10 Mar 97):
> > I am glad to find that I am not the only one to have odd things
> happen in the garden. 5 of the Schreiner rhizomes planted end Sept
> 1996 flowered between December 1996 and Feb 1997. This is
> mid to late summer in South Africa. SKY HOOKS, CONJURATION AND
> SCENTED BUBBLES bloomed in December and BEVERLEY SILLS AND VISION IN
> PINK in February. If the rhizomes thought they were still in
> Oregon would this be considered re-blooming? Or do they know they
> are in South africa and are late bloomers? Are those particular
> iris supposed to be rebloomers? Not grumbling - just delighted but
> curious. My ubiquitous purple (friend says it could be Cocky)
> blooms any time it feels like and is busy doing so right now. >
Transferring organisms from the Northern Hemisphere to the Southern or vice
versa tends to disrupt any of their functions that depend on seasonal cues
for their regulation. It upsets the breeding cycle of sheep (pre-Dolly),
for instance, who normally respond to decreasing day length. No doubt it
can have a similar effect on the flowering of plants, the exact response
depending on when the transfer was made.
Jeff Walters in northern Utah (Zone 4)
cwalters@cache.net
"This is the Place" - Where the season appears to be Spring, at least for
today
