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--- On Tue, 4/13/10, Daniel Devor wrote:
From: Daniel Devor
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Dracontium amazonense going dormant?
To: "Discussion of aroids"
Date: Tuesday, April 13, 2010, 4:44 AM
Hi Vincent, Well, I am a total novice, but for me
this sounds about right. On rare occassion they will decide to go tot
ally dormant, but for me it is not very often....maybe once every 2-3 ye
ars or even longer. In my case I keep them nice and warm on a heat ma
t in theirpots and maybe once every 2 weeks or so give them some wate
r when dormant......never wet like in the growing season, but enough to
keep them from being bone-dry......I guess I would think of them like on
e of the pseudo-evergreen Amorphs.....like A. titanum.....just a bit
of water to keep them happy until they reemerge from dormancy. I typi
ucally do not repot until I see some new growth emerging and then repot.
...the more compacted soil from the past 2-3 years will keep them barely
damp for a longer period of time compared to fresh, light soil....or so
my thinking goes!! I've had them stay dormant for just a month or so
all the way to one of mine that is just now emerging after 5 months of d
ormancy (this is a no ID from Brasil). As I said, this works for me h
ere in zone 6 after some trial and serious error, but others with more e
xperience than me can hopefully provide better info. By the way, I
also find that after a dormancy like this is when you see a big differen
ce in the size of the petioles produced, but maybe that is just mine in
my conditions. I've managed to have a Dracontium prancei now blo
om for me as well so I'll try to take pics and post in the near future..
.....2 Dracontium bloom in one season.....the most exciting aroid season
for me in a long time :o) Dan Dan Devor Gibsonia, PA
zone 6 ----- Original Message ----- From: E.Vince
nt Morano To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2
010 10:30 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Dracontium amazonense going d
ormant?
I ahve a Dracontium amazonense going dormant no
w. Ive kept is wet and warmer then outside. It started by slowly
loosing leaves. finally only one was left and the last one stay
ed there for about another month. now it is starting to turn yel
low and the stem is softening like the others did before falling
off.
I also have several offsets in the pot. Non of the offsets ever
sprouted but the did grow roots and get larger in size. After ch
ecking the offsets, I see that they are dormant also because the
ir roots are gone. I have fertilized them the whole time theyve
been growing, almost 2 years now.
Can anyone tell me what is going on here? are they going to slee
p or something else? If they are resting, how long will they res
t?how should I store them?
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