seed ripening

[Anne Chambers]

In message <001a01c05a01$7e83ae00$9b5ca8c0 at simon>, Simon Wills
<simon.wills at TESCO.NET> writes
>Hi to you all
>
>Has anyone got suggestions for speeding up the ripening of seed heads as my
>A. speciosum, costatum and kelung insularis seem to want to wait until
>January before turning red.   I am sure that in the wild they were all ripe
>when collected in November - is higher temperature the requirement?
>
>Simon Wills

Maybe it's lower temperatures that are required!

Anne
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