Re: [aroid-l] Alocasia reginula

From: Bryan Lampl <blampl1 at earthlink.net> on 2004.08.17 at 03:44:38(12006) hi Roz, i am also in southern california. though i don't have the alocasia reginula, i have other species of alocasia which require similar conditions as yours. i would suggest putting them outside where it is brighter. i do agree with the indirect light. i have fried a few trying to see if they could tolerate direct sunlight. humdity doesn't seem to be a huge factor here, but i do mist my plants on a regular basis, especially because i am concerned with potential for mites in the warm and dry conditions here. hope this helps. Bryan +More > Hi folks! > > I got a very small rooted cutting of Alocasia reginula about a year ago, and > I'm > surprised at how slowly the plant is growing. It currently has two leaves, > and > has only put out one additional leaf since I got it - that leaf didn't seem to > like direct sun, and got discolored and died a few months after it first > unfolded. > > I'm growing the alocasia indoors, with several other houseplants, where it > gets > indirect sun. I live in an apartment in Los Angeles, and the temperature > rarely > gets below the low 70's, or above the mid-80's. I'm growing a Monstera > delicosa > and Philodendron 'Pink Princess' with moderate success under the same > conditions, and while those plants would clearly prefer more sunlight and > humidity, they are at least putting out new leaves on a regular basis. > > Any suggestions would be welcome - thanks! > > -Roz, in Southern California > >

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