They usually offset when having reached a diameter of about 1.5". A general question: What experience do you have with species like this (some Turbinis or Solisia), which normally flower in wintertime, when they are forced to be dormant during that time in a cold (and dark?) basement? Do they ever catch up on flowering when you allow them to get active again in spring?
Here in England we all live in a cold dark basement in winter. Winter-flowering plants sometimes pop off some flowers early, or they might be coaxed to flower at their normal time with a bit of extra heat or lights. More often the buds wait until spring or sometimes abort first.
Winter-flowering turbs mostly flower early in spring here, usually producing buds in late winter but not really moving them along until they get a bit of sun and water.
Jordi, Most of my winter blooming cacti will bloom as long as the basement temps stay around 50 degrees. When it gets really cold they stop completely. I have lights on them, so at least they don't suffer through a dark winter. They're lighted quite well actually.
I've only had my perezdelarosae since this spring, so I don't know yet if it will flower when it goes back outside in March. I sure hope it will!
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