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and I stress the singular "a flower". My U. sandersonii 'Blue' took pity on me after 3 months and sent up a nice flower to tease me with last week and it opened today. I have to show it off
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If I'm good, it might be nice and give me some more! lol
It's amazing how much more infrequently and shy the blue clone is on flowering. Grats! I think I have seen one flower on mine compared to dozens and dozens on the normal form.
Quote[/b] (Tony Paroubek @ Oct. 15 2004,11:25)]It's amazing how much more infrequently and shy the blue clone is on flowering. Grats! I think I have seen one flower on mine compared to dozens and dozens on the normal form.
Tony, I agree. My normal form has been flowering constantly for months. I had heard how "stingy" the blue form was with its flowers, so I was really suprised to see even one flower after only 4 months of growing it. I thought I'd have to wait much longer than that.
Good question AE, and I can't give an answer, other than to say my sandersonii blue flower formed after the weather got cooler and the days got shorter. Whether the temp and/or day length really had anything to do with it flowering I can't say. With my regular sandersonii I know it didn't make a difference because it's been in flower continuously for a few months now. Maybe someone else can give us an idea on what triggers the flowering in U. sandersonii 'Blue'.
U sandersonii comes from South Africa between 200-1200m. I haven't been to South Africa but isn't that so far south of the equator that even at sea level is pretty cool year round?
I think it is cooler temps, this pic is from about 2 years ago, I hink it was taken in february Temps dropped pretty good at night as I never turn on the heater in my apartment (grow lights heated it sufficently during the day), maybe a 15 degree drop?
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