"Julius Boos"
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Sent: Monday, October 08, 2001 10:46 PM
Subject: Typhonium lindleyanum autumn treatment
Dear Bona venutre,
I THINK you are mistaken about what your plants are, there is a
Typhonodorum lindleanum, not a Typhonium!?? Typhonodorum is a HUGE (grows
to about 6' tall, looks like a banana 'tree'!), aquatic aroid from
Madagascar and nearby Islands, it MUST be kept wet and warm!?? Check w/
Brian Williams, he distributed seed of this about a year ago.?? I believe
Brian has heaters even in the water, as the roots suffer greatly in winter
when the water gets cool.?? The larger plants develop a 'knot'-like
structure at the plant`s base, but I would not call it a tuber, and it
does not go dormant!?? There is a great article on growing this wonderful
giant aroid in Australia in a back-issue of Aroideana (get your
back-issues while they last!).
Good luck,
Julius
>>My 4 plantlets of T. lindleyanum grew a few extra inches/a few leaves
this spring and summer, up to 9 inches tall. The 2 in pots sitting in
trays of water did better than the 2 in ground. Now we are getting
occasional nights down to 50F here in New Jersey. My question is, will
they go dormant just like Typhonium venosum, should I start drying them
out now. If not, how long can they be left outdoors here. Will they be
damaged (root-wise) by a touch of frost? What kind of tuber or rhizome do
they have? I can bring them in and dry them out now, or keep them going
under lights as they seem to want to be making more new leaves.
Please advise us who have received these plantlets.
Bonavenutre Magrys<<
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