Flower initiation and development of tuberose (Polianthes tuberosa L.) corms did not occur during storage at either 5℃ or 25℃. Storage at 5℃ did not result in the advantages of early flowering or increasing flower yields and quality, when compared with storage at 25℃. The increase in endogenous gibberellin activity in the corms was greater at 5℃ than at 25℃ but there was no relationship between gibberellin activity increase and growth after planting.