RE: [Aroid-l] Multiple dormancy questions

**"Julius Boos" j*@msn.com**

From : 	John Ludwig <onesforusall@yahoo.com>

Reply-To : 	Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Sent : 	Tuesday, November 14, 2006 1:18 AM
To : 	aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject : 	[Aroid-l] Multiple dormancy questions

Dear John,

I will TRY to at least give you SOME advice, but this will depend on where

you live and how cold it gets.

See below---

I am very inexperienced when it comes to the needs of

various Aroids while they are dormant.

I have the following varieties and would like to know

about any special needs they may have while they are
dormant.<<

1) Colocasia Heterochroma 'Dark Shadows'---I am not familiar with this

species, but basically the genus Colocasis 'come' in either a form that

produces a tuber before going dormant (like a Caladium does), and the

stoloniferous varieties/species which do not. If you live in a cold zone

where it remains cold/cool for a long period of time, with the corm/tuber

forming vars. remove the corm/tuber from the soil, wash it, dust w/ a

fungicide, and store in a paperbag in a cool/warm area. Here in Florida

the garage does just fine. The species/vars with stolons, I have heard,

can be stored in damp sphagnum kept cool, but I HOPE that someone with more

experience writes in, these do not go dormant in their 'natural' state.

Sauromatum (Typhonium) venosum---treat like a Caladium or Colocasia w/ a

corm, (above). Like other cormous genera, they should be ready for

planting out in late spring and will let you know when the corm begins to

produce a growing OR a flowering shoot.

Alocasia Sanderiana---see above, this one can be touchy!

Remusatia Vivapara---see above. Does this genus produce a corm??? I

can`t find my TGOA 'bible' in my home`s confusion, but I believe from memory

that it does.

Good Luck!

Julius

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