First new neo spikes of the year!

[LinhT]

Originally Posted by Hakumin

I've had plenty of random little nubbers show up in the late summer and fall, staying dormant through the winter. However, the vast majority of the nubbers that I noticed during the winter end up becoming new growths rather than spikes. It seems that for me at least, the spikes almost always show up as a surprise. Weird eh?

Not weird at all. They do this often. It seems like sometimes this can be affected by changes in culture too. Sometimes they set spikes in the Fall to bloom the following season. Sometimes, spikes will show up during the Spring.

Kids, don't try this at home with any expensive neos....but I've found that if I give my neos the coldest temps they can bare, brightest light they can take and dry as possible without killing them during the resting winter months, I'm rewarded with much more spikes and blooms come Spring and Summer.

[Neodex]

Neo season is here !

Kids, don't try this at home with any expensive neos....but I've found that if I give my neos the coldest temps they can bare, brightest light they can take and dry as possible without killing them during the resting winter months, I'm rewarded with much more spikes and blooms come Spring and Summer.

I can really confirm this. I just moved, but for the last two years I lived in a house with a conservatory and overwintered my neos there ... some nights temps went down to 5-6C. I was worried at first winter but wow what a display the following spring. A number that had never bloomed before went crazy. This year I have approx 20 plants with spikes, my Koukakouden is in the lead this year.

Thanks for posting.
Cheers,
Tim