Re: going dormant...

From: Don Burns <burns at mobot.org> on 1997.08.04 at 13:49:02(1011) Kevin, My experience with Amorphophallus is limited, but generally with any plant I always ask myself what would normally happen under natural conditions with any particular plant. In the case of Amorphophallus, the entire leaf keels over, becomes somewhat slimy, and eventually dries up. Usually at this point I will tug ever so slightly at the dried petiole to see if it is loose. If it is not free I will leave it alone. Granted, having dried up petioles hanging from pots is not pretty, but my feeling is that the time to remove the old growth is when the tuber is willing to part with it. At this time it is reasonable to assume that the tuber has sealed the opening and is capable of protecting itself from disease and other intrusions. Don +More Don Burns Plantation, FL USA Zone 10b

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