Re: [aroid-l] common pothos

From: "Derek Burch" derek at horticulturist.com> on 2002.11.20 at 22:49:41(9622) So where is Peter when we need him !!! My impression is that flowering only occurs when the plant has got a lot of growth under its belt and is about as far up its support as it can get. The only time that it has flowered for me was when it unexpectedly did so in the late 50s on a fairly small tree in Coconut Grove- and gave Monroe Birdsey all manner of goosebumps and chances to publish descriptions. Perhaps it likes to come off its support and hang down before it flowers. I did play around with growth regulator treatments in containers some years ago, and as I remember did get a vastly malformed tiny inflorescence with gibberellic acid - but it didn't seem worth pursuing (actually I can't remember if I had a serious thought in mind when I tried it, or if it was idle curiosity). +More The unfortunate escapes and possible problems in South Florida, I am sure, come from illegal dumping of vegetative pieces, which are very willing to grow. A pity that it is giving a great plant a bad name. Derek

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