Re: Death in the (plant) family

Yeah, neat. Jim, do you think the addition of a willow twig or two to the water would help?

On Tuesday, January 18, 2005, at 01:09 PM, kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:

Jim to the rescue! In a show of support, I think we should all keep our fingers crossed for those several months.
I love the fact that there is always someone on this list that has the knowledge to help us out.

Kitty

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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

--

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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Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Zone 10a
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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