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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: David Nicholson on January 08, 2008, 02:08:02 PM

Title: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: David Nicholson on January 08, 2008, 02:08:02 PM

Could someone clearify for me please is Laperousia divaricata a Winter or a Summer grower?? ???

Title: Re: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: Paul T on January 10, 2008, 03:52:14 AM

Spring flowering as far as I know, so would be growing late winter into spring.  I don't grow that species, but do grow others.

Title: Re: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: David Nicholson on January 10, 2008, 10:11:56 AM

Thanks Paul

Title: Re: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: Paul T on January 10, 2008, 10:19:18 AM

"Most" of that sort of thing do their flowering as their last gasp before dormancy.  Usually if you can find out flowering time they generally go into dormancy straight afterwards.  My Lapierousia oreogena (the black and blue flowered one I posted pics of back in August/September or so) went straight into dormancy as soon as it's seeds matured.  Those that didn't produce seed went into dormancy straight after flowering.

Title: Re: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: Ezeiza on April 02, 2008, 08:16:41 PM

Hi Paul:

Only today I saw your message.

L. divaricata is an autumn/winter/spring grower. Dry dormant in summer. Lapeirousias are typically warm arid land "bulbs", but divaricata is exceptional in growing in mosit sandy soil.

Typical of lapeirousias seed is skipping the first year and happily germinating the second one.


regards

Title: Re: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: David Nicholson on April 02, 2008, 08:23:34 PM

Quote from: Ezeiza on April 02, 2008, 08:16:41 PM

Hi Paul:

Only today I saw your message.

L. divaricata is an autumn/winter/spring grower. Dry dormant in summer. Lapeirousias are typically warm arid land "bulbs", but divaricata is exceptional in growing in mosit sandy soil.

Typical of lapeirousias seed is skipping the first year and happily germinating the second one.


regards

Thanks for replying to this Alberto, So Lapeirousia divaricata (being a Winter grower) seed should be sown in Autumn?? I sowed in early Spring so maybe it will wait until Autmn befor germinating?

Title: Re: Lapeirousia divaricata
Post by: Ezeiza on April 02, 2008, 10:21:24 PM

Hi:

If following its normal pattern it will eventually germinate your NEXT autumn.

(Translation=if they skip their first season as usual, no problem in having them germinate at THEIR proper time!)