Re: [Aroid-l] Temperature requierements for Helicodiceros (Susan B)

From: Paul Temple <paulindr at gmail.com> on 2010.01.29 at 18:42:26 Hi. =A0 I=B4ve been silent for about a year as a result of some legal issues locally.=A0 However, the Helicodiceros question spurred me to break silence! =A0 I used to live in the English countryside where winter temperatures often fell below zero Centigrade, though not too much colder.=A0 My helicodiceros plants (I had perhaps 30) survived these winters outdoors,=A0below ground (obviously!) at a depth of between 6 and 12 inches.=A0 Once mid-Spring arrived (mid to late April), out they came, flowering annually once of mature age.=A0=A0Once mid-summer arrived (August at latest), the heat dried off the plants and they became dormant again. =A0 So I would say that Helicodiceros is more hardy than is generally stated (but it=A0 not reliably hardy=A0so probably can=B4t take -5C or less for long periods) while it is also not a heat lover, preferring dormancy once temperatures reach about 25C for a prolonged period. =A0 Of course, this was my experience for my plants in the South of England so it=B4s only a guide, not a rule! =A0 Have fun. =A0 Paul In the cool mountains of the Dominican Republic (but sadly with no Helicodiceros!) --001636c9233640cdf3047e51ff7c----===============6423523968747910236==

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