Re: streptocarpus
- Subject: Re: streptocarpus
- From: A*
- Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2002 04:33:10 -0500
I know they bloom fall and spring when in a window--but I've read they will
bloom constantly under lights--maybe that's just hype from the growers
though. I love my streps. Judy
----- Original Message -----
From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2002 7:49 PM
Subject: RE: streptocarpus
> Judy, In my experience, Streptocarpus need to rest for awhile and they
will
> resume blooming when they feel like it! I grow 6 different colors and
they
> are spending the winter with my other Gesneriads, inside under lights 16
> hrs. day, but only 1 color is blooming. It just doesn't' seem to know
when
> to stop.
> Marilyn Dube'
> Natural Designs Nursery
> Portland, Oregon
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-perennials@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
Behalf
> Of AWarner
> Sent: Monday, February 04, 2002 4:03 PM
> To: perennials
> Subject: streptocarpus
>
> I have a lot of streptocarpus plants I brought in from outside in the fall
> and put under lights in my basement. They are all growing beautifully,
but
> none are blooming. They are getting 13 hours of light a day--is there
> something I can do to nudge them into blooming?
>
> Judy Warner
>
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