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Re: Dormancy: Oxalis & Caladium
I do not know about Oxalis but perhaps I can be helpful concerning the Caladium.
In fall, the foliage should start to die down and it's at this point that you
must stop watering your plant (you still have to water during dormancy but only
to keep the compost from drying out completely) and move it to a cooler room
(about 16C). It is better to keep them in the dark during dormancy. In spring,
replant tubers and slowy start treating normally. What probably happened to your
Caladium is it skipped it's dormant period, or had a very short one. Spring is
here and the plant knows it. I think you should let it grow and see what
happens, but next fall, try to give it a rsting period. The dormancy stage lasts
about 5 months, your plant seems to only have had one month. Still, it might
come out of it alive and well. Starting it's dormancy period righ now might not
be a good idea. You will inverse it's natural dormancy/growing periods.
Glen Hoshizaki wrote:
> To my fellow indoor gardeners,
>
> I'm a relative novice, becoming interested in indoor gardening slightly less
> than a year ago. I've learned a lot, through a combination of
> trial-and-error, reading, and listening to more experienced plant people
> (like those on this list), and now have close to 50 plants, including some
> that I propagated from stem cuttings.
>
> The topic of this query concerns my oxalis and my caladium -- plants that,
> according to my books, are supposed to undergo dormant periods. About a
> month ago it looked to me like both were finally starting to die down and go
> dormant. However, both now seem to be shooting up new growth again!
>
> What's going on? Was I supposed to stop watering them? Should I just let
> them go on now?
>
> Glen
> ghoshizaki@yahoo.com
>
> P.S. I live in Southern California about two miles from the coast.
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