Blooming requirements for Helicodiceros

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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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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. -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

 

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