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Re: Dormancy: Oxalis & Caladium

Okay, Jae. I'll let the caladium go. I've got 2 new shoots now to go with
the dozen or so older ones that refused to die. Thanks.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jae <sifton@sprint.ca>
To: indoor-gardening@prairienet.org <indoor-gardening@prairienet.org>
Date: Saturday, March 14, 1998 10:57 PM
Subject: 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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