Re: Caladiums was: dahlias
- Subject: Re: Caladiums was: dahlias
- From: "Marge Talt" m*@hort.net
- Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 23:35:32 -0400
No...just talking about dahlias here and should have called them
tubers, not rhizomes...had a mind snag there:-) Think the original
post was about one that looked like it was dying in the first place.
Caladiums are another animal - they're aroids, for one thing:-)
Caladiums need dry winter storage in warmth. I grow mine in pots and
just bring them in when temps start staying around 50F and let them
dry off. Just set the pots in the laundry room and forget about them
until spring, when I unearth the tubers and repot and start watering
them. Seems to work fine. They do not tolerate temps much under 50F
as far as I know.
If yours is in a pot, just lift it out of the pond, bring it in and
let it dry off naturally. The foliage will fall flat, wither and dry
and you can then remove it and just leave the pot sit until late
April or May; they take a while to wake up once you start watering
them again, but do not want to go outside until the weather is good
and warm.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Justcrabby@aol.com
>
> um Marge-- is this for all types of rhizomes-- this year I stuck a
potted caladium in the pond... Loves it!... Was planning on storing
the bulb as they are not hardy here. Sounds like I shouldn't bother
:(
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