RE: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Sanderiana dormant

**J* L* <o*@yahoo.com>**

Thank You Denis,

I suapected that it is dormant. All of the leaves have
dropped but the base is firm with no signs of rot. 

I have it potted in a very airy mix of well rotted
bark and perlite as well as a small amount of sphagnum
moss. It is potted in an Orchid pot with plenty of
holes in the sides and botton for good airation of the
roots and growing medium. 

I have watered it extremely sparingly, but upon your
advice I will curtail all watering until it shows
signs of new growth. 

I am hesitant to unpot it because it has been through
a shocking experience already with the fluctuating
temperature extremes. 

It has already been repotted 2 times in the past 4
months. I potted it in its current medium after I was
advised by a friend that the heavier soil based medium
it was originally planted in was not airy enough for
this species.

I undersatand that this is an extremely slow growing
species.

Thank you again Denis.

Reguards, John Ludwig.

--- Denis Rotolante <denis@skg.com> wrote:

> It is quite possible that your sanderiana is
> dormant. You could try
> unpotting the rhizome and checking for rot disease.
> If all looks well,
> remove any dead tissues, repot in fresh potting mix
> and waterit in. Keep
> it semi dry until it starts to make new growth.
> 
> Denis
> Silver Krome Gardens, Inc.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com
> [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of
> John Ludwig
> Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:06 PM
> To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
> Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Sanderiana dormant
> 
> 
> I recently was forced to move all of my Aroids to my
> attic because of some major renovations in my home.
> I
> have since moved them back into a permanent winter
> growing room under lights with some natural
> sunlight.
> My A. Sanderiana Has shed all of its leaves and I
> believe that the cooler Temperature in the attic
> caused it to go dormant. The attic had dropped to
> the
> low 40's at night and a few specimens had suffered
> including my Alocasia and my Sauromatun Venosum. 
> The
> lowest night Temperature now is 62 degrees. Has
> anybody experienced this before?
> 
> 
>  
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