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

Hi Michael,

Here in Hilo, HI, Spathiphyllum is a pest.  I find it popping out in the
middle of a lawn that is mowed every 5 days, and on a rock wall with 1"
thick stems, both in full sun.  I agree that high humidity is beneficial if
not necessary and may be suitable for Chlorospatha as well.  My
Spathiphyllums do grow in the water - a flowing stream, temp. 67F- but all
are rooted on land and extend out into the water but continue to grow and
grow and etc.

Good luck, Gary

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Aroideae@aol.com>
To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 12:32 PM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Cultural tips for Chlorospatha?


> hi ron,
>     i don't know about trying to grow them in water, although some do
occur
> occasionally as emergent-aquatics, it isn't their normal habit.  the temp.
> range in habitat is pretty narrow.  in cultivation, they don't like 'heat'
or
> 'cold', but i would say they prefer temps. on the cool end, below 80 deg.
F.
>
> lynn
> A suggestion not a "tip" - Why not try slowly submersing their pots  over
> weeks in warm
> water?  Spathiphyllum can grow supremely this way & even brief drying out
> can be lethal?   Maybe Chlorospatha are similiar? Also, like Spathiphyllum
> do they
> like narrow
> temperature ranges better, say
> 70F(21C) to 85F (about 29C)?  And enough shade?  In the Selva only the
> uppermost leaves of the canopy which have frequent reviving rains or
> marginal water plants which are in water are in the brightest sun ?   Do
not
> the rest live in
> habitats with much narrower & more equitable water, light & temperature
> conditions?   Could their stenothermality be one reason why we find some
> plants "difficult" or susceptible to pathogens e.g. Cylindrocladium in
> Spaths in Florida where temperature range can be not 10-15F but over
> 50F?!!!!  Spathiphyllum grow best where their conditions are controlled
> within very narrow limits.  To keep them in peak colour & condition should
> one keep Chlorospatha & much else warm but not hot or cold & attend to
their
> other preferences  not rely on their tolerances?   Hope these few thoughts
> are of interest
>
> R
>
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