Zhang discusses fall blooming in ‘Maine Gardner’ column
Tom Atwell interviewed Yongjiang Zhang, an assistant professor of plant physiology at the University of Maine, for a recent entry in his Portland Press Herald column, “Maine Gardner,” about the end of the gardening season. When asked why some spring-blooming plants produced another set of blossoms in late September and early October, Zhang said “we don’t have a conclusion yet, but we are thinking it is related to some unpredicted warm spells in the fall. Some plants may get confused.” Centralmaine.com shared the piece.