Alocasia / Colocasia questions

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2002.03.14 at 19:54:16(8287) 1) Alocasia sedenii - is this a hybrid of species? 2) Colocasia - although i'm growing a few Alocasia indoors, i'm having problems cultivating Colocasias. the last one i got just rotted... now, i thought these plants grew in swamps and ponds. how is it possible they rot so easily? tsuh yang

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.03.15 at 14:06:19(8290) Hello Buddy, >>1) Alocasia sedenii - is this a hybrid of species?<< I do not know! >>2) Colocasia - although i'm growing a few Alocasia indoors, i'm having +More problems cultivating Colocasias. the last one i got just rotted... now, i thought these plants grew in swamps and ponds. how is it possible they rot so easily?<< They probably need a LOT more light than you can provide indoors. Also, try potting them in a very well-draining soil mix, and put about 3" of larva rock in the bottom of their pot BELOW the soil, then stand them in a saucer with only about 1-2" of water, this prevents the soil in the pot from being UNDERWATER and rotting, the plant will send down roots into the rock/water zone and out the drain holes. Until the roots reach the water zone, water from above, and change the water in thye saucer about every wek. I use this method with great sucess in growing all my aquatics. Without the rock-in-pots, the soil will rot, stink, and the plant will always die. Julius >tsuh yang<

From: "Dany Hervelle" bs246466 at skynet.be> on 2002.03.15 at 16:39:53(8292) alocasia sedenii(= alocasia x sedenii),hybrid between alocasia cuprea and alocasia longiloba 'lowii' +More

From: Piabinha at aol.com on 2002.03.16 at 03:51:19(8293) thanks for your reply, julius, but i have never kept my Colo. sitting in water. i'm not sure why they are so finicky, they seem to be so prevalent everywhere... :-) thanks for your reply too, dany. tsuh yang chen, nyc, USA http://groups.yahoo.com/group/orchidspecies http://groups.yahoo.com/group/labyrinth-fish

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2002.03.16 at 23:10:35(8294) To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: Friday, March 15, 2002 10:51 PM Subject: Re: Alocasia / Colocasia questions Hello Again, I think you might have misunderstood my posting, I believe that they may NEED to sit in a saucer of water (but ONLY as I have detailed) and need LOTS of light! Best Wishes, Julius +More >>thanks for your reply, julius, but i have never kept my Colo. sitting in water. i'm not sure why they are so finicky, they seem to be so prevalent everywhere... :-)thanks for your reply too, dany.tsuh yang chen, nyc, USAhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/orchidspecieshttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/labyrinth-fish

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