Re: Aroids growing better in water?

From: "Ron Iles" roniles at eircom.net> on 2002.05.29 at 04:08:01(8919) Title: Re: Aroids growing better in water? Neil The "Ron" you addressed was another "Ron" not me though I understand his caution. A noteable number of plant kinds including some cacti, succulents & orchids have been grown for decades in skilled hydroponics & aeroponics but they represent only a miniscule proportion of the green planet diversity. Surely one needs to know all the facts & factors involved before one makes blanket generalisations that ANY or ALL plants will grow so? Ron +More Iles ----- Original Message ----- From: Neil Carroll To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:59 PM Subject: Re: Aroids growing better in water? Ron, I beg to differ. As I stated earlier....ANY plant can be grown hydroponically including Phalaenopsis. BUT if you take a plant that has been growing under traditional situations and suddenly plunge THAT root system into water...yes it will die. Plants started in water will develop a different set of roots adapted to such a situation. Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: ron To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 3:22 PM Subject: Re: Aroids growing better in water? Phalanopsis cannot sit in water and live very long!!! I hope nobody took you literally. ----- Original Message ----- From: Randall M. Story To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 12:04 AM Subject: Re: Aroids growing better in water? Even epiphytic orchids, apparently. I saw several yesterday at a friend's--including a Phalaenopsis!Randy----------From: Neil Carroll To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Subject: Re: Aroids growing better in water?Date: Mon, May 27, 2002, 6:30 PM I would venture to say that just about ANY plant can be grown in water (hydroponically). Neil ----- Original Message ----- From: Ron Iles To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Friday, May 24, 2002 2:24 PMSubject: Re: Aroids growing better in water? Folks! I am still wondering....! Put simply: What terrestrial aroid species have you found to grow as well or better in water? Ron

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