[aroid-l] Has your Philodendron or Monstera abandoned the ground?

From: a san juan <kalim1998 at yahoo.com> on 2004.06.26 at 02:38:13(11696) I posed a similar set of questions to another group and would like to pose it here as well. I'm interested in the ability of aroids to withstand abrupt or natural loss of stem contact with the ground. There does not seem to be much studies going on about such phenomena, so I figured anecdotal experiences might still be useful, or at least interesting. +More There are cases where an aroid's stem rots at ground level or is severed from the ground by accident, which leaves the plant hanging freely via its aerial roots onto some support, whether it be artificial or some natural support like a tree. The aroid may still be connected to the ground by feeder roots, but the "stem" is gone. Have you encountered such a phenomenon? If so, _ What plant was it? - What was the circumstance which caused the loss of stem contact with the ground. Was it natural, accidental, etc? Did the plant survive? - What was length of stem remaining, if you can remember? - If it was an accident that severed the stem, what was the approximate length of time it took the plant to send feeder roots (if any) to the ground? Did the plant grow at all whilst NOT connected to the ground? Any other comments would be welcome. Thanks for any responses! __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail - 50x more storage than other providers! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail

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