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Old 07-05-2004, 02:02 PM
J Fortuna
 
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Default a Dtps that is in a hurry?

My recently acquired Dtps Taisuco Lotus x Taisuco Bobbie is behaving quite
differently from my other Phals/Dtps.

When I bought it on 4/24 of this year, it had 4 flowers open and 17 buds on
multiple branches.

Now (two weeks later) 5 of the buds have blasted, and 7 flowers have opened
(for a total of 11 open flowers now) -- 4 of these flowers opened
simultaneously last night. The bud blasting I assume is due primarily to the
move from plant nursery to my apartment -- I am not happy about it, but I
know it happens, so I accept it. What really surprised me was the speed with
which the flowers have been opening. From my other Phals/Dtps I am used to
only one bud opening at a time, and I have never before had 4 open at
once -- and two of them were on the same branch.

Is this fast opening of buds more likely to be a trait of this plant
(genetic or otherwise)? or is it another way of responding to the stress of
the move -- blast some buds, open others fast?

It's quite an impressive plant all told, and I will try to take photos this
weekend, but it's got me a bit puzzled -- just when I think I know what to
expect, I am proven wrong yet again.

Joanna