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| I have a container with osteospermum and dahlias in it.
Over memorial day my flowers didn't get enough water, and all the buds finished flowering the next week. I still have vegetative growth, but no more flowers. Is there a way to get them to flower again? They're in a full-sun environment and get watered daily. They also get exposure to a mercury-halide security lamp at night, which is probably why they're so vegetative. Thanks for any tips/advice. |
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| My observation of Osteospermum is that it doesn't bloom well in the heat of summer under good conditions, more of a cool weather plant that goes green in summer and will bloom again towards fall. However, I haven't really messed with them for a few years, some of the newer ones may be better in the heat and longer days. Dahlias, as you already know, are for the most part short-day plants, although it varies and some will bloom better in the summer than others. About all I can suggest is using a fertilizer with moderate N and higher in P and K to help promote flowers, there are a lot of these "bloom booster" type fertilizers on the market. |
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| My observation of Osteospermum is that it doesn't bloom well in the heat of summer under good conditions, more of a cool weather plant that goes green in summer and will bloom again towards fall. However, I haven't really messed with them for a few years, some of the newer ones may be better in the heat and longer days. Dahlias, as you already know, are for the most part short-day plants, although it varies and some will bloom better in the summer than others. About all I can suggest is using a fertilizer with moderate N and higher in P and K to help promote flowers, there are a lot of these "bloom booster" type fertilizers on the market. |
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