Re: Alocasia dormancy
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Re: Alocasia dormancy
- From: P*@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2000 21:28:10 -0600 (CST)
In a message dated 3/5/00 7:43:15 PM Eastern Standard Time,
GeoffAroid@aol.com writes:
> this happens to me all the time, as I speak I have Alocasia X
> amazonica sitting dormant like this, they can stay like this for months and
> months. I am convinced it is low soil temperatures that cause this. Giving
> them the 'hot-house' treatment in a very warm, steamy enclosure usually
> kicks them back into growth. Other species seem more tolerant. Which
species is
> doing this for you?
geoffrey, right now i have A. Black Velvet, villanovii, micholitziana,
Elaine, Hilo Beauty, all dormant. interestingly enough, reversa has proven
to be more resilient, and it is still green, although i can't seem to keep
more than 2 leaves going at a time. i guess my apt. is just not warm and
humid enough? in the summer, when the weather warms up, i hope they'll
sprout again.
tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA
