Synandrospadyx

From: LLmen at wi.rr.com (Don Martinson) on 2007.09.21 at 22:30:25(16317) (!FILE) My seed raised Synandrospadx vermitoxicus, has performed well and even bloomed for me. Last year it didn?t bloom, but looked otherwise healthy. This year, however, there are 3 large and one small growing point, leading me to believe that the bulb has split. See attached picture. It will be going dormant for me in a few weeks, and I have just kept it potted, kept very dry and on the cool side (50-60F/10-16C). Is this ?normal? behavior as it is for some of the other tuberous species? Should the plant be divided and if so, is now or next spring the best time? Thanks, Don Martinson +More Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen at wi.rr.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070921/c3997ec4/attachment-0001.htm -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: synandrospadyx1.jpg Type: application/applefile Size: 25717 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070921/c3997ec4/attachment-0001.bin -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: synandrospadyx1.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 133338 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070921/c3997ec4/attachment-0001.jpg

From: ju-bo at msn.com (Julius Boos) on 2007.09.22 at 14:50:05(16319)

From: LLmen at wi.rr.com (Don Martinson) on 2007.09.22 at 21:58:55(16320) Thanks a lot, Julius. That was most helpful. Don +More > Dear Don, > > Perhaps the reason your plant of this most interesting member of the S. > American tuberous genera did not bloom last year was because it spent its > energy in tuber divisions! > Perhaps this year after it goes completely dormant, you need to gently > un-pot the plant, carefully removing the soil around the tubers and see what > you got! My friend Bobby who grows THE best Taccarums, a related genus, > takes his corms/tubers out of their pots when they go dormant, this makes an > examination easier, and a little fungicide dusted on them before storage > helps. If there are rotted areas, he can cut these away and let them heal. > They are stored dry out of the soil till they begin to sprout in spring, > at which point he re-pots them. > I hope this helps. > > Julius

From: honeybunny442 at yahoo.com (Susan B) on 2007.09.23 at 14:59:42(16322) Hi Don, I don't know about flowering and splitting tubers, but I store mine dry too. It will start to sprout in the spring long before it starts to grow though, lost a few by watering too early. Susan +More PS we are loving the TN life and greenhouse is almost done- got water and electricity put in yesterday. Your philo is still alive! --------------------------------- Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, mobile search that gives answers, not web links. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070923/eb9d1a10/attachment.htm

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