Alstroemeria L. ‘Regina’ plants grown at 22°C did not flower, regardless of photoperiod treatments. If grown at 13°, plants flowered sooner under long photoperiod treatments than under natural days (ND). Incandescent (Inc) or red light treatments applied as a night interruption (NI) promoted earlier flowering than NI-far-red, ND, or short days (SD). Number of flowering shoots was unaffected by light quality. Plants grown under SD treatments produced the fewest flowering shoots. Flower production was related to early commencement and subsequent duration of the flowering span, as all plants ceased flowering on similar dates. When plants were rotated every 20, 30, or 40 days between SD and NI-Inc light treatments, the days to flower were delayed compared to plants grown continuously (nonrotated) under NI-Inc. Nevertheless, plants which were rotated between the various SD and NI-Inc light treatments flowered sooner than plants under continuous SD. Days to flower were reduced when plants were transferred monthly (December to June) from SD to either ND, 20 hr Inc, or 10 or 20 hr of high-intensity discharge (HID) lights. Flowering was hastened by 20 hr of HID lighting when compared to Inc during the months when the natural photoperiod was less than 12 hr, but had no influence when the 20-HID light treatment commenced after the natural photoperiod was greater than 12 hr. Maintaining plants under SD past January delayed the start of flowering, regardless of subsequent light treatments.
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