Alocasia Sanderiana dormant

From: John Ludwig onesforusall at yahoo.com> on 2006.11.27 at 01:06:24(14861) I recently was forced to move all of my Aroids to my attic because of some major renovations in my home. I have since moved them back into a permanent winter growing room under lights with some natural sunlight. My A. Sanderiana Has shed all of its leaves and I believe that the cooler Temperature in the attic caused it to go dormant. The attic had dropped to the low 40's at night and a few specimens had suffered including my Alocasia and my Sauromatun Venosum. The lowest night Temperature now is 62 degrees. Has anybody experienced this before? +More ____________________________________________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "D. Christopher Rogers" crogers at ecoanalysts.com> on 2006.11.27 at 22:58:37(14866) I cannot speak on the A. sanderiana, as mine have never gone dormant, but your Typhonium (formerly Saromatum) venosum must go dormant this time of year in the northern hemisphere. When the leaves fall down completely, they should come off with a slight tug. If not, then they are not quite ready. After you remove the leaves, dig up the tubers, clean off all the soil and roots, but be careful not to damage the growing bud at the top center. Let the tuber air dry in a cool dry place, and leave it alone until spring, when it should be re-planted. If the tubers are big enough, you will get a flower sometime between January and April. Happy days, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=====< EcoAnalysts, Inc. (530) 406-1178 166 Buckeye Street Woodland CA 95695 USA ? Invertebrate Taxonomy ? Invertebrate Ecological Studies ? Bioassessment and Study Design ? Endangered Invertebrate Species ? Zooplankton ? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton Moscow, ID ? Bozeman, MT ? Woodland, CA ? Neosho, MO ? Selinsgrove, PA www.ecoanalysts.com -----Original Message----- [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com]On Behalf Of John Ludwig Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 5:06 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Sanderiana dormant I recently was forced to move all of my Aroids to my attic because of some major renovations in my home. I have since moved them back into a permanent winter growing room under lights with some natural sunlight. My A. Sanderiana Has shed all of its leaves and I believe that the cooler Temperature in the attic caused it to go dormant. The attic had dropped to the low 40's at night and a few specimens had suffered including my Alocasia and my Sauromatun Venosum. The lowest night Temperature now is 62 degrees. Has anybody experienced this before? ____________________________________________________________________________ ________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Denis Rotolante" denis at skg.com> on 2006.11.29 at 21:22:44(14878) It is quite possible that your sanderiana is dormant. You could try unpotting the rhizome and checking for rot disease. If all looks well, remove any dead tissues, repot in fresh potting mix and waterit in. Keep it semi dry until it starts to make new growth. Denis +More Silver Krome Gardens, Inc. -----Original Message----- [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of John Ludwig Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:06 PM To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Sanderiana dormant I recently was forced to move all of my Aroids to my attic because of some major renovations in my home. I have since moved them back into a permanent winter growing room under lights with some natural sunlight. My A. Sanderiana Has shed all of its leaves and I believe that the cooler Temperature in the attic caused it to go dormant. The attic had dropped to the low 40's at night and a few specimens had suffered including my Alocasia and my Sauromatun Venosum. The lowest night Temperature now is 62 degrees. Has anybody experienced this before? ________________________________________________________________________ ____________ Do you Yahoo!? Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail beta. http://new.mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: John Ludwig <onesforusall at yahoo.com> on 2006.12.02 at 01:59:03(14883) Thank You Denis, I suapected that it is dormant. All of the leaves have dropped but the base is firm with no signs of rot. I have it potted in a very airy mix of well rotted bark and perlite as well as a small amount of sphagnum moss. It is potted in an Orchid pot with plenty of holes in the sides and botton for good airation of the roots and growing medium. I have watered it extremely sparingly, but upon your advice I will curtail all watering until it shows signs of new growth. I am hesitant to unpot it because it has been through a shocking experience already with the fluctuating temperature extremes. It has already been repotted 2 times in the past 4 months. I potted it in its current medium after I was advised by a friend that the heavier soil based medium it was originally planted in was not airy enough for this species. I undersatand that this is an extremely slow growing species. Thank you again Denis. Reguards, John Ludwig. +More --- Denis Rotolante wrote: > It is quite possible that your sanderiana is > dormant. You could try > unpotting the rhizome and checking for rot disease. > If all looks well, > remove any dead tissues, repot in fresh potting mix > and waterit in. Keep > it semi dry until it starts to make new growth. > > Denis > Silver Krome Gardens, Inc. > > -----Original Message----- > From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of > John Ludwig > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2006 8:06 PM > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > Subject: [Aroid-l] Alocasia Sanderiana dormant > > > I recently was forced to move all of my Aroids to my > attic because of some major renovations in my home. > I > have since moved them back into a permanent winter > growing room under lights with some natural > sunlight. > My A. Sanderiana Has shed all of its leaves and I > believe that the cooler Temperature in the attic > caused it to go dormant. The attic had dropped to > the > low 40's at night and a few specimens had suffered > including my Alocasia and my Sauromatun Venosum. > The > lowest night Temperature now is 62 degrees. Has > anybody experienced this before? > > > > ________________________________________________________________________ > ____________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail > beta. > http://new.mail.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Yahoo! Music Unlimited Access over 1 million songs. http://music.yahoo.com/unlimited _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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