[Aroid-l] Blooming requirements for Helicodiceros

From: Christopher Rogers <crogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2010.01.29 at 17:32:26 Good morning, Susan!   Helicodiceros needs lots of sunto bloom. They also love fertilizer. When they are growing, I keep mine in fullsun. I repot every other year after they go dormant. The media I use ispeat/sand/pumice (grit) with lots of dry compost/leaf litter mixed in. Duringdormancy I keep them completely dry. When they break dormancy, I give them lotsof water (I leave them out in the rain, and if there is no rain I do not letthe soil completely dry out), but I never let them sit in water. They must bewell drained. Using these methods each plant gives me anywhere from one tothree inflorescences per year.   Happy days! Christopher   D. Christopher Rogers Senior Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D< branchiopod@gmail.com   EcoAnalysts, Inc. 1.530.383.4798 P.O. Box 4098 Davis, CA 95616 USA   Invertebrate Taxonomy Endangered Species Ecological Studies Bioassessment Invasive Species Plankton Phycology IDAHO∙ CALIFORNIA ∙ MISSOURI ∙ PENNSYLVANIA ∙ VANCOUVER WWW.ECOANALYSTS.COM=9A∙ ECO@ECOANALYSTS.COM   From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com[mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Susan B Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:57 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Temperature requierements for Helicodiceros   Bernhard, I am certainly no expert when it comes to this plant, but I do have a few in pots, so I will share what I know!  Here in Tennessee, USA, they start growing in December and die back in hot weather, but I think they last until June or July. My pots were under a potting bench, getting almost no light and only a little water dripping from the pots above.  I pull them out when I notice them starting to grow. Mine have never bloomed, however. They are in a greenhouse that gets down to about 50F (10C) at night an from 50-100F during the day (depending on outside temperature and sun). --- On Wed, 1/27/10, StroWi@t-online.de <StroWi@t-online.de> wrote: From: StroWi@t-online.de <StroWi@t-online.de> Subject: [Aroid-l] Temperature requierements for Helicodiceros To: "aroid-L" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com> Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 4:28 AM Aroiders,   from the temperatures and seasonal rainfall on Sardinia I guess that Helocodiceros grows from late Sebtember to April or May with the maximum of rainfall in November and December and temperatures down to 8 =9CC (46 =9CF) in December to February.   I would like to know, wether the low temperatures in the growing season are neccessary or if Helicodiceros could be grown (and flower) at higher temperatures as well.   Looking forward to any comment, Bernhard. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l   No virusfound in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2655 - Release Date: 01/29/1009:08:00 ------=_NextPart_000_0013_01CAA0C5.F86E4C60----===============6094717719990788488==

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