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Thanks Christopher,
I put mine under the bench to keep them dry, I have so many plants crammed in
there that I sometimes move too quickly while watering and water ones that
should be kept dry- so I try to hide those from me.
Maybe this year! I'll move them to a sunnier location.
Thanks for the tips.
Susan
--- On Fri, 1/29/10, Christopher Rogers <crogers@ecoanalysts.com>
wrote:
From: Christopher Rogers <crogers@ecoanalysts.com>
Subject: [Aroid-l] Blooming requirements for Helicodiceros
To: "'Discussion of aroids'" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Date: Friday, January 29, 2010, 12:32 PM
Good morning, Susan!
Helicodiceros needs lots of sun to bloom. They also
love fertilizer. When they are growing, I keep mine in full sun. I repot
every other year after they go dormant. The media I use is peat/sand/pumice
(grit) with lots of dry compost/leaf litter mixed in. During dormancy I keep
them completely dry. When they break dormancy, I give them lots of water (I
leave them out in the rain, and if there is no rain I do not let the soil
completely dry out), but I never let them sit in water. They must be well
drained. Using these methods each plant gives me anywhere from one to three
inflorescences per year.
Happy days!
Christopher
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From:
aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On
Behalf Of Susan B
Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 5:57 PM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Temperature requierements for Helicodiceros
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Bernhard,
I am certainly no expert when it comes to this plant, but I do have a few
in pots, so I will share what I know! Here in Tennessee, USA, they
start growing in December and die back in hot weather, but I think they
last until June or July.
My pots were under a potting bench, getting almost no light and only a
little water dripping from the pots above. I pull them out when I
notice them starting to grow.
Mine have never bloomed, however.
They are in a greenhouse that gets down to about 50F (10C) at night an from
50-100F during the day (depending on outside temperature and sun).
--- On Wed, 1/27/10, StroWi@t-online.de <StroWi@t-online.de>
wrote:
From: StroWi@t-online.de <StroWi@t-online.de>
Subject: [Aroid-l] Temperature requierements for Helicodiceros
To: "aroid-L" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Date: Wednesday, January 27, 2010, 4:28 AM
Aroiders,
from the temperatures and seasonal
rainfall on Sardinia I guess that Helocodiceros grows from late Sebtember
to April or May with the maximum of rainfall in November and December and
temperatures down to 8 °C (46 °F) in December to February.
I would like to know, wether the low
temperatures in the growing season are neccessary or if Helicodiceros could
be grown (and flower) at higher temperatures as well.
Looking forward to any comment,
Bernhard.
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