Tropicals & Tender Perennials: My first buds., 1 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Sure, Dott! If your plumies are fairly mature, they should weather the 40's all right for a little while before they start dropping some leaves. I'm in the same predicament. I have some inflo's just forming, and I would really like to see them open, but sustained temperatures in the 40's at night will slow down the formation of the inflos, and they might even dry up and fall off all together. My trees don't even lose all their leaves in the wintertime, but they do get a yellow leaf dropping here and there. I have some nice microclimates for extra warmth thanks to a six-foot-tall cement retaining wall, which surrounds the backyard, and three-quarter rock instead of grass. I might have to bring the ones with inflos inside at least until they finish blooming. I have to keep my eye on the nighttime temps.

For some reason, my Nebel's Rainbow flowers don't want to open up all the way. Some flowers open completely while other flowers only open partially. I am wondering if maybe they aren't getting enough heat or enough light perhaps. I may have to move it around and experiment with it.