Re: [Aroid-l] Help for A. harleyi

From: "Marcus Nadruz" <mnadruz at jbrj.gov.br> on 2010.01.28 at 16:31:51(20520) Hi Susan, The humidity in the localities of occurrence varies from 40 to 90%, depending on the season. For fruit production, unfortunately the species needs a pollinator, flies or bees. Marcus HTML +More >> Hello Marcus, > > Thank you again for responding Marcus. > > I dunk them in water with some fish emulsion mixed in every once in awhile, > leaves and all, but not very often. They don't appear to need much > fertilizer. I need to say that my A. harleyi went through many months > without much water. It was neglected it for periods so long that the leaves > finally shriveled. It's no wonder that it is still alive, considering it's > native conditions. It loves it inside the house as long as it is dunked > once in awhile. I have wood heat so it gets some pretty high temperatures, > which it didn't seem to mind. It didn't even seem to mind being neglected > for long periods, but this was too long a period. > > Marcus, in it's native habitat, even though there can be long periods of > drought, is there any humidity in the air at all? > I do wonder if A. harleyi will produce seed all by itself? Is it > apomictic/asexual? > > Thank you, > Susan Cox > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marcus Nadruz" > To: "Discussion of aroids" > Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 2:43 AM > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Help for A. harleyi > > > Hi Susan, > > > > Sorry the delay in responding. > > This species grows in arid areas of high temperatures, with > > long time without rain (sometimes more than two months), but > > it does not lose their leaves, is not seasonal. It would be > > the type of fertilizer you are using? or temperature where > > it is growing? > > > > Marcus > > > >> Hello Marcus, > >> > >> Yes, this does help! Leland in Hawaii mentioned > >> that there can long dry spells in Brazil, but that > >> there are many climates and I don't know in which > >> climate harleyi lives. > >> > >> 'You're putting too much water?' > >> > >> Actually, no. It was not watered often enough for > >> an extended period of time, however, it is now > >> putting up two leaf shoots while in the baggie. > >> There is no water or damp medium in the baggie. I > >> have started dunking the root ball, putting it > >> back inside the bag and leaving it open to dry > >> again. So the bag is simply creating a more > >> constant temp. around the roots. There is very > >> little dirt within the root ball. The roots are > >> getting soaked then dry out before any more dunking. > >> > >> Can this plant sit and wait for rains for 'long' > >> periods of time? How long? Are there times when > >> it is dry for so long that it will loose it's > >> leaves and wait? It almost seems like is it in a > >> 'just sitting' stage. The roots didn't dry out > >> nor did they rot. They are in great shape. > >> Another question. Does A. harleyi need humidity > >> for the leaves in spite of little water for the > >> roots? I don't have any trouble growing this > >> plant, but it went through such a dry spell that > >> it's leaves began to shrivel. > >> > >> Thank you Marcus, > >> Susan > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: Marcus Nadruz > >> To: Discussion of aroids > >> Sent: Monday, January 18, 2010 1:26 AM > >> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Help for A. harleyi > >> > >> Hi Susan, > >> > >> You're putting too much water? This species > >> occur in dry here in Brazil, with much sunshine, > >> surviving on little water. I hope I have helped. > >> > >> Marcus > >> > >> > Hello all, > >> > > >> > Is there someone who can clue me in as to how > >> to save my almost-dead Anthurium harleyi? The > >> photos show at what point my plant is. I don't > >> want to lose this plant. I cut off all leaves > >> about a month ago and put it into a plastic bag > >> (no dirt, just air and humidity). The leaves were > >> green but shriveld. Either I'm impatient or it's > >> not showing any remorse at dying. I am thinking > >> about planting it into a pot and putting the pot > >> into a plastic bag but I'm not sure of a medium. > >> Is there a 'best' hospital medium in a pot, > >> inside a ziploc for A. harleyi? It's such a tough > >> plant and it took a long, long time to get to this > >> point. I suppose it will take a long long time to > >> come back if it has that much life left. Still, > >> any help would be appreciated! This plant > >> dwindled due to dry weather as opposed to wet > >> weather. > > The plant root base is still > >> green and firm. The roots that are left are also > >> firm. To me, it has the appearance of being > >> capable of growth but it's just not putting out > >> anything new. I have to get it into a constant > >> environment and that's what I need to know about. > >> Any ideas please. > > Thank you! > Susan > >> Cox > >> > >> Marcus A. Nadruz Coelho > >> Pesquisador > >> Diretoria de Pesquisas > >> Instituto de Pesquisas Jardim Botanico RJ/MMA > >> 21 32042144 > >> (http://www.jbrj.gov.br) > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------- > > -------------------- > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Aroid-L mailing list > >> Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > >> http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > > > > Marcus A. 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