Lilium Longi florums Artificial Vernalization in the tropics
mmlm
17 years ago
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Hello all, new here.
I'm in the tropics where the average temperature year round is around 80-84 deg F.
I've just grown some imported Lilium Longiflorums (c.v White Fox) and intend to do artificial vernalization, since we do not have a cold spell here.
I will be digging up the bulbs when the time is right to put them into a special coldroom where the temp is kept constant 8 deg C (46 deg F) for 8 weeks.
Question is - when is the right time to dig them up, as in, how long (weeks, months?) after flowering does the plant take to build up sufficient energy to bloom a second time.
I believe that in the US, the plant will naturally die back from the increasing cold, but here, they are probably likely to stay perennial and not die back. Or am I mistaken?
Thanks in advance.
Mark.
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