Re: [aroid-l] Cultural tips for Chlorospatha?

hi michael,
    am anxious to see the photo of 'china' on your website.  let me know when 
you post it.  sphagnum is great for re-starting stems that have decided to 
give up at the apex!  if you do your final potting in sphagnum, don't pack it 
tight.  something i neglected to mention-----because the plants require so much 
moisture and need warm conditions and plenty of fertilizer, the medium tends 
to break down rapidly, so i repot at least every year, often more frequently 
with sphagnum-plantings.  Chlorospatha is notoriously difficult to grow and i 
think most of that is attributable to their need for HIGH humidity and 
intolerance of stale potting medium.  although they grow in very wet conditions, 
soil-wise, the moisture is constantly moving through the substrate, so the soil and 
water never go 'bad'.

lynn
Thanks everyone for all your help.  Yes, these did come from Ecuagenera and I 
must say they are quite beautiful, healthy looking plants.  Hopefully I can 
keep them this way in my greenhouse.  I put them in straight spaghnum and 
will 
probably pot the C. mirabilis up in a mix later in the spring.  I figure if I 
can successfully grow these tough little guys I can grow just about 
anything!! 
(J/K.)  Lynn, if you want I can send you pictures of the C. "china".  I know 
VERY little about this genus so I couldnt tell you if this is a true hybrid 
or 
maybe an unidentified species?  Michael, do you know?   Will post pictures on 
my website later if anyone else wants to look at them.
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