Re: [Aroid-l] Synandrospadyx

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From : 	Don Martinson <LLmen@wi.rr.com>

Reply-To : 	Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Sent : 	Friday, September 21, 2007 10:30 PM
To : 	aroid-l <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Subject : 	[Aroid-l] Synandrospadyx

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Dear Don,

Perhaps the reason your plant of this most interesting member of the S.

American tuberous genera did not bloom last year was because it spent its

energy in tuber divisions!

Perhaps this year after it goes completely dormant, you need to gently

un-pot the plant, carefully removing the soil around the tubers and see what

you got! My friend Bobby who grows THE best Taccarums, a related genus,

takes his corms/tubers out of their pots when they go dormant, this makes an

examination easier, and a little fungicide dusted on them before storage

helps. If there are rotted areas, he can cut these away and let them heal.

 They are stored dry out of the soil till they begin to sprout in spring,

at which point he re-pots them.

I hope this helps.

Julius

My seed raised Synandrospadx vermitoxicus, has performed well and even

bloomed for me. Last year it didn?t bloom, but looked otherwise healthy.

This year, however, there are 3 large and one small growing point, leading

me to believe that the bulb has split. See attached picture. It will be

going dormant for me in a few weeks, and I have just kept it potted, kept

very dry and on the cool side (50-60F/10-16C).

Is this ?normal? behavior as it is for some of the other tuberous species?

Should the plant be divided and if so, is now or next spring the best time?

Thanks,
Don Martinson
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com<<

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