Re: [aroid-l] Cultural tips for Chlorospatha?

From: Aroideae at aol.com on 2004.03.05 at 22:28:29(11226) hi michael, am anxious to see the photo of 'china' on your website. let me know when you post it. sphagnum is great for re-starting stems that have decided to give up at the apex! if you do your final potting in sphagnum, don't pack it +More tight. something i neglected to mention-----because the plants require so much moisture and need warm conditions and plenty of fertilizer, the medium tends to break down rapidly, so i repot at least every year, often more frequently with sphagnum-plantings. Chlorospatha is notoriously difficult to grow and i think most of that is attributable to their need for HIGH humidity and intolerance of stale potting medium. although they grow in very wet conditions, soil-wise, the moisture is constantly moving through the substrate, so the soil and water never go 'bad'. lynn Thanks everyone for all your help. Yes, these did come from Ecuagenera and I must say they are quite beautiful, healthy looking plants. Hopefully I can keep them this way in my greenhouse. I put them in straight spaghnum and will probably pot the C. mirabilis up in a mix later in the spring. I figure if I can successfully grow these tough little guys I can grow just about anything!! (J/K.) Lynn, if you want I can send you pictures of the C. "china". I know VERY little about this genus so I couldnt tell you if this is a true hybrid or maybe an unidentified species? Michael, do you know? Will post pictures on my website later if anyone else wants to look at them.

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