Re: [Aroid-l] Help for A. harleyi

From: "Marcus Nadruz" <mnadruz at jbrj.gov.br> on 2010.01.18 at 09:26:13 Hi Susan, You're putting too much water? This species occur in dry here in Brazil, with much sunshine, surviving on little water. I hope I have helped. Marcus > Hello all, > > Is there someone who can=A0clue me in as to how to=A0save=A0my almost-dead Anthurium harleyi?=A0 The photos show at what point my plant is.=A0 I don't want to lose this plant.=A0 I cut off all leaves about a month ago and put it into a plastic bag (no dirt, just air and humidity).=A0 The leaves were green=A0but shriveld.=A0 Either I'm impatient or it's not showing any remorse at dying.=A0 I am thinking about planting it into a pot and putting the pot into a plastic bag but I'm not sure of a medium.=A0 Is there a 'best' hospital medium in a pot, inside a=A0ziploc=A0for A. harleyi?=A0 It's such a tough plant and it took a long, long time to get to this point.=A0 I suppose it will take a long long time to come back if it has that much life left.=A0 Still, any help would be appreciated!=A0 This plant=A0dwindled due=A0to dry weather as opposed to wet weather. > > The=A0plant root base is still green and firm. The roots that are left are also firm.=A0 To me, it has the appearance of being capable of growth but it's just not putting out anything new.=A0 I have to get it into a constant environment and that's what I need to know about.=A0 Any ideas please. > > Thank you! > Susan Cox Marcus A. Nadruz Coelho Pesquisador Diretoria de Pesquisas Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico RJ/MMA 21 32042144 (http://www.jbrj.gov.br) ------=OPENWEBMAIL_ATT_0.450562512825371----===============1431384506479753671==

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