Philodendron polypodioides

From: BIHOREL at cris.com (Christian Feuillet) on 1997.01.12 at 20:25:35(110) Hi to all the Philo fans, My Philodendron polypodioides is growing VERY slowly, I mean less than 5 inches in a year. It is in a greenhouse, with 80% humidity. Anybody has experience with this one? ,--- +More \\/ ~ ~ \// ( @ @ ) -----oOOo-- (_) --oOOo----------------------- | | | Christian FEUILLET | | | | 11400 Hennessey Dr. | BIHOREL@cris.com | | Beltsville MD 20705 | (301) 937 9197 | | | | TROPICS GENEALOGY CATS FRANCE PLANTS ... | |_____________________________________________|

From: Tom Croat <croat at mobot.org> on 1997.01.13 at 21:59:29(118) Christian: I think that P. polypodioides is just an abberant P. pedatum. The latter is a highly variable species. I wonder if this "form" has some inherant genetic problem and that this could be the reason why it grows so slowly. Tom Croat +More > > Hi to all the Philo fans, > > My Philodendron polypodioides is growing VERY slowly, I mean less than 5 > inches in a year. It is in a greenhouse, with 80% humidity. > Anybody has experience with this one? > > > > ,--- > \\/ ~ ~ \// > ( @ @ ) > -----oOOo-- (_) --oOOo----------------------- > | | > | Christian FEUILLET | > | | > | 11400 Hennessey Dr. | BIHOREL@cris.com | > | Beltsville MD 20705 | (301) 937 9197 | > | | > | TROPICS GENEALOGY CATS FRANCE PLANTS ... | > |_____________________________________________| > > >

From: Hermine Stover <hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 1997.01.14 at 15:13:44(120) In re: slow growth. about 12 years ago I got a nicely rooted largeleaf cut of something yclept 'Monstera deliciousa'Salt and Pepper'. The leaves are thick, about 3X normal, and the coloring is grayish because of the minutewhitish mottlings, very subtle. In that span of time, other vining arouds have lept into greenhouse rafters, have been pulled down, hacked to bits, propagated and gone on to lead productive lives. this thing now has 10 leaves, and I am thinking of maybe tryig a few air layers. The conservative route. is anybody familiar with this thing? Is it maybe a polyploid? doesn't look delicate. just s l o w. Hermine +More At 03:59 PM 1/13/97 -0600, Tom Croat wrote: >Christian: I think that P. polypodioides is just an abberant P. >pedatum. The latter is a highly variable species. I wonder if this >"form" has some inherant genetic problem and that this could be the >reason why it grows so slowly. > > Tom Croat >

From: BIHOREL at cris.com (Christian Feuillet) on 1997.02.02 at 16:21:29(276) >Christian: I think that P. polypodioides is just an abberant P. >pedatum. The latter is a highly variable species. I wonder if this >"form" has some inherant genetic problem and that this could be the >reason why it grows so slowly. > > Tom Croat +More I've been very slow to answer this one. Please excuse me. Actually the plant grew very well last year and I gave rooted cuttings away. Only since July is it at a stand still. Still nicely green, but waiting for something that obviously was not Summer, Fall or Winter. Let's hope it will be Spring. Or maybe it is behaving like it should in strong light, waiting for blooming season, if I am authorized a sweet dream. Never seen the inflorescence. The whole plant is much smaller than the P. pedatum I collected in French Guiana too. I would say 3-4 time skinnier and more elegant, nearly delicate with leaf-lobes 3-5 mm wide. ,--- \\/ ~ ~ \// ( @ @ ) -----oOOo-- (_) --oOOo----------------------- | | | Christian FEUILLET | | | | 11400 Hennessey Dr. | BIHOREL@cris.com | | Beltsville MD 20705 | (301) 937 9197 | | | | TROPICS GENEALOGY CATS FRANCE PLANTS ... | |_____________________________________________|

From: Tom Croat <croat at mobot.org> on 1997.02.03 at 18:46:41(291) Dear Christian: Continue to monitor this plant. The fact that I have never seen this thing in flower is what makes me suspicious that it is just a juvenile or preadult form of P. pedatum, but I honestly can't say for sure. If it ever does flower for you please photograph it. Tom +More > > >Christian: I think that P. polypodioides is just an abberant P. > >pedatum. The latter is a highly variable species. I wonder if this > >"form" has some inherant genetic problem and that this could be the > >reason why it grows so slowly. > > > > Tom Croat > > I've been very slow to answer this one. Please excuse me. > Actually the plant grew very well last year and I gave rooted cuttings away. > Only since July is it at a stand still. Still nicely green, but waiting for > something that obviously was not Summer, Fall or Winter. Let's hope it will > be Spring. Or maybe it is behaving like it should in strong light, waiting > for blooming season, if I am authorized a sweet dream. > Never seen the inflorescence. The whole plant is much smaller than the P. > pedatum I collected in French Guiana too. I would say 3-4 time skinnier and > more elegant, nearly delicate with leaf-lobes 3-5 mm wide. > > > > ,--- > \\/ ~ ~ \// > ( @ @ ) > -----oOOo-- (_) --oOOo----------------------- > | | > | Christian FEUILLET | > | | > | 11400 Hennessey Dr. | BIHOREL@cris.com | > | Beltsville MD 20705 | (301) 937 9197 | > | | > | TROPICS GENEALOGY CATS FRANCE PLANTS ... | > |_____________________________________________| > > >

From: BIHOREL at cris.com (Christian Feuillet) on 1997.02.04 at 20:01:28(302) >Dear Christian: Continue to monitor this plant. The fact that I have >never seen this thing in flower is what makes me suspicious that it is >just a juvenile or preadult form of P. pedatum, but I honestly can't say >for sure. If it ever does flower for you please photograph it. > Tom +More I promise to take a photograph and make a specimen. ,--- \\/ ~ ~ \// ( @ @ ) -----oOOo-- (_) --oOOo----------------------- | | | Christian FEUILLET | | | | 11400 Hennessey Dr. | BIHOREL@cris.com | | Beltsville MD 20705 | (301) 937 9197 | | | | TROPICS GENEALOGY CATS FRANCE PLANTS ... | |_____________________________________________|

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