Re: non-aroid question

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.08.20 at 06:27:46(5297) Dear Les, Looks to ME like they are being grown under too 'stressful', unnatural conditions with not enough nutrients in the water! They do NOT grow in fountains with rushing, clear water! Try a still, warm, pond-like setting with LOTS of nitrogen in the water (from the fish wastes) in full sun or brighter light! Some folks may not realise that living plants will not tollerate any chemicals added to the fountain water to 'keep it clear'! He/she may have added chlorine tablets, which will burn the delicate roots and cause the new leaves to go 'white', then kill it. Cheers, Julius +More >>>A friend of mine asked for help identifying the disease on some of his plants. (OK, all you folks from down south, I now expect a round of "why do you bother with those, we throw them away") He brought home a few water hyacinths. They were supposedly doing perfectly fine in the pond from which he got them. He says that within just a couple days, the leaves began to turn white and all growth stopped. Here's a photo of the dwindling plants: http://home.att.net/~schale/bitmaps/hyac.jpg Given the variegation (especially that on the two-tone leaf), I thought this might be a virus. Does anyone out there have any other ideas? Thanks, Les<<<

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