David Sizemore
plantsman@prodigy.net
----- Original Message -----
To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
Sent: Wednesday, July 12, 2000 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Caladium bulbs shrinking ?
: Dear Tsuh Yang Chen:
:
: Most of the commercial Caladium bulbs are produced in and
around Sebring
: , Florida & They are all infected with Dasheen Mossaic Virus.
They are
: all propagated from infected stock plants. This virus severely
retards
: the vigor of the infected plants and there is no way for these
plants to
: fully express their full potential.
: Piabinha@aol.com wrote:
: >
: > my previous plant, a small one in a 5" pot, croaked easily
and then never
: > came back, although i expected it to have a tuber... just
this weekend, i
: > bought a large plant (in a 12" pot) for only $9.95 from a
vendor at jerry
: > barad's picnic. i'm keeping my fingers crossed...
: >
: > incidentally, why do cultivated Caladium tubers shrink from
year to year?
: > how do they increase in size in the wild then?
: >
: > tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA
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