The final length of the pedicel + ovary was measured on day 6, i.e. after flower senescence. This final length was higher after storage in water at higher temperature (Fig. 1C). The final length of pedicel and ovary was negatively affected by dry storage, more so upon a longer period of storage. This inhibitory effect was independent of storage temperature (Fig. 1D). Flowers opened well after each of the storage periods in water at 11 °C or 6 °C, but did not open after any period of storage at 0.5 °C (Fig. 2A). Flowers also did not open after dry storage, at any of the temperatures tested (Fig. 2B).