Re: [Aroid-l] What's wrong with my X. violaceum?

From: "E.Vincent Morano" <ironious2 at yahoo.com> on 2009.03.09 at 06:02:33 Ive had good results applying Bayers 3in1 systemic Rose and flower care on diseased tubers. it fertilizes, kills bugs and disease. --- On Sun, 3/8/09, Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> wrote: From: Marek Argent <abri1973@wp.pl> Subject: [Aroid-l] What's wrong with my X. violaceum? To: "discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 3:42 AM =0A=0A =0A =0A=0A Hello Aroiders, =0A   =0A A few years ago I got a plant of Xanthosoma =0Aviolaceum. =0A Its leaf blades were about 15 cm (6") =0Along. =0A I cultivated this at home in normal conditions and =0AI was repotting it every spring. =0A This winter it began to produce more and more small =0Aleaves. One of the tubers lost all of them. =0A I append a photo. Each leaf is smaller than the =0Aprevious one - the newest is 2.5 cm (1") long. =0A Did it fell into dormancy or is it =0Adying? =0A The corms and the roots are healthy, so what can be =0Athe reason? =0A   =0A Here are some photos how it looked =0Abefore: =0A http://www.wschowa.com/abrimaal/araceum/xanthosoma/xviolaceum.htm =0A   =0A I remember I had the same problem with Alocasia x =0Aamazonica and A. reginae, =0A in winter it had small leaves, and it =0Adied. =0A I think it may be caused by too low air =0Ahumidity. =0A   =0A Best, =0A Marek Argent =0A   -----Inline Attachment Follows----- _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l =0A=0A --0-15287884-1236578553=:32429----===============0846762133676530308==

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