With some experience in horticulture I can say that generally watering does not enhance flowering.What is needed is optimum moisture content in the soil. In fact for all the annual seasonal flowering plants, the horticulturist advise the growers to withhold water at the time of flowering. This is my experience too. Furthermore, many of the plants do not flower properly during rainy season due to improper sunlight. Of course there are exceptions. This particular plant might fall in that group.
On Feb 2, 9:12 pm, Pankaj Kumar <[email protected]> wrote: > In my garden this plant used to have flower throughout the year. But > flowers were luxuriant during rainy season. And as the name suggests, > this blooms at night. This is a water loving plant I assume and hence > needs watering everyday. That may enhance flowering in your area. > Pankaj > > On Wed, Feb 2, 2011 at 3:41 PM, Geeta Rane <[email protected]> wrote: > > Greetings, > > Request to tell us about flowering period of Cestrum Nocturnum in India > > mainly in Mumbai, > > my colleage has planted this in her garden pot & is flowering now and so > > curious to know through "me" > > is there any specific (natural) period? > > Please reply when time permits, > > Thanks with Regards, > > > geeta rane > > -- > *********************************************** > "TAXONOMISTS GETTING EXTINCT AND SPECIES DATA DEFICIENT !!" > > Pankaj Kumar Ph.D. (Orchidaceae) > Research Associate > Greater Kailash Sacred Landscape Project > Department of Habitat Ecology > Wildlife Institute of India > Post Box # 18 > Dehradun - 248001, India
