Xanthos. saggitiflorum

From: Jean Halverson jahalve at mhtc.net> on 2002.10.07 at 11:08:02(9498) A 4 ft Xanthosoma saggitiflorum won't be happy outside in my upcoming zone 4 winter. Will this plant die back to its tuber (or bulb)? I dup it up and have it in a pot indoors. Should I just treat it like a houseplant until spring arrives again? What temperature and conditions would it like indoors? Thanks, Jean Halverson +More Dodgeville WI USA min winter about -20F

From: "Harry Witmore" harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2002.10.07 at 16:10:41(9499) Since you can purchase them dry at the grocery you should be able to store them dry. I put them in a pot and store in the greenhouse with a min temp of 60 degrees. They die back at that temp but I keep them on the dry side and they do well. Harry Witmore +More Cloud Jungle Art www.witmore.net -----Original Message----- [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]On Behalf Of Jean Halverson Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 7:08 AM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: [aroid-l] Xanthos. saggitiflorum A 4 ft Xanthosoma saggitiflorum won't be happy outside in my upcoming zone 4 winter. Will this plant die back to its tuber (or bulb)? I dup it up and have it in a pot indoors. Should I just treat it like a houseplant until spring arrives again? What temperature and conditions would it like indoors? Thanks, Jean Halverson Dodgeville WI USA min winter about -20F

From: "Cooper, Susan L." SLCooper at scj.com> on 2002.10.07 at 16:37:28(9500) This does pretty well for me as a houseplant in the winter. You do have to watch for spider mites though. My house is very low light, and I've had times when X. saggit dies back to 1-2 leaves but it always perks up again once it gets outside. Hope this helps a little, Susan Cooper +More zone 5 48?F at 11:30am- brr! A 4 ft Xanthosoma saggitiflorum won't be happy outside in my upcoming zone 4 winter. Will this plant die back to its tuber (or bulb)? I dup it up and have it in a pot indoors. Should I just treat it like a houseplant until spring arrives again? What temperature and conditions would it like indoors? Thanks, Jean Halverson Dodgeville WI USA min winter about -20F

From: "MJ Hatfield" mjhatfield at oneota.org> on 2002.10.07 at 18:47:01(9501) I too would like to know if Xanthosoma can be put into a dormancy (withhold water to the pot, store in the dark garage heated to just under 40F). Also can Alocasia 'Calidora'. It has become too big to fit in the house (well, I could move the kitchen table to the garage). Thanks. MJ Hatfield +More Ps. You folks who live in a warm climate are pretty smart. About this time of year thoughts of winter winds, ice, snow, and bleakness (which is beautiful in its own way) start to stir as I frantically try to find places for the tropical plants, which have either multiplied or grown in size.

From: "Plantsman" plantsman at prodigy.net> on 2002.10.08 at 15:35:16(9506) I don't think that I'd put it in such a cold area for storage. That's sort of what they'd encounter in the grocery store and they usually deteriorate pretty fast. I have mine in a 15 gal. pot and just bring it inside and water it occasionally. It gets put in a cool room with very little direct sun and of course the leaves wither away, but it does survive until Spring. This also seems to work pretty well with Alocasia 'Portodora'. David Sizemore +More Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a) ----- Original Message ----- To: Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 2:47 PM Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Xanthos. saggitiflorum : I too would like to know if Xanthosoma can be put into a dormancy (withhold : water to the pot, store in the dark garage heated to just under 40F). Also : can Alocasia 'Calidora'. It has become too big to fit in the house (well, I : could move the kitchen table to the garage). : Thanks. : MJ Hatfield : : Ps. You folks who live in a warm climate are pretty smart. About this time : of year thoughts of winter winds, ice, snow, and bleakness (which is : beautiful in its own way) start to stir as I frantically try to find places : for the tropical plants, which have either multiplied or grown in size. : : :

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