Re: [aroid-l] Amorph Blues Part 2

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2004.07.30 at 11:44:19(11878) Suddenly putting an Amorph in the sun is a bad idea. They are not sun-loving plants to begin with, although some do accept a few hours when the leaves have developed in bright conditions. I don't think your bulbifer will suffer too much. It is a very strong species and even one of the few able to make a second leaf after disturbance. I guess your "hildebrandtii" is probably Am. taurostigma and that is a species from brighter locations on Madagascar, so that one might be "pre-adapted" to more light. Cheerio, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Neil Gordon > Verzonden: donderdag 29 juli 2004 19:11 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] Amorph Blues Part 2 > > > Sigh, ok last week i decided to put my A. Bulbifer outside, > as we were > having mice weather, and they produce nice pink edges to the leaf in > strong(er) light, or so ive read, unfortunately i want out and didnt > return for 2 days, when i came back, the leaf looked like it had been > sun bleached, as its been very sunny here in the UK. > > Now, a few days later (as expected) the bleached bits are > dying off and > my plants looking a little worse for wear. I guess about 30 - 40% of > the leaf is still green and unafected. > > Or perhaps it could be due to lower temperatures in the evening? > > Can anyone tell me how badly this will affect the plant? I guess it > wont put up a new leaf if this one dies and wont increase the tuber > size this year because of it. Hopefully i havnt done anything > terminal > to it. > > I had also put out the 2 A. Hildebrandtii I also have out next to it, > and they are hardly affected at all, with only slight > bleaching around > the margins. > > I only realy discovered these plants about a year ago, so I guess im > still a bit green in respect to growing them. > > Live and learn i suppose. > > Neil > >

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