Re: Death in the (plant) family

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• Subject: Re: [CHAT] Death in the (plant) family
• From: "James R. Fisher" g*@well.com
• Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 12:07:31 -0500
• In-reply-to: 7a.6b008e00.2f1ddf29@aol.com
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Aplfgcnys@aol.com wrote:

My Clivia has died!

it in this fall it began to have brown tips on the leaves.  The other day
it looked off kilter and when I touched it, the whole top growth fell off.
It seems to have rotted from the roots up.  What happened?  The only

Auralie

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Auralie:
   Is there still any green to it ? If so, try cleaning off the rot
at the base, stick it into 10% Clorox for maybe 10 minutes, wash off and
then place into a glass with water just touching the base. Hopefully
you can support it above the glass base via the leaves. New roots
_should_ grow within several months, if you keep your fingers crossed
during that period...
-jrf
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Jim Fisher
Vienna, Virginia USA
38.9 N 77.2 W
USDA Zone 7
Max. 105 F [40 C], Min. 5 F [-15 C]

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