IAS Aroid Quasi Forum

About Aroid-L
 This is a continuously updated archive of the Aroid-L mailing list in a forum format - not an actual Forum. If you want to post, you will still need to register for the Aroid-L mailing list and send your postings by e-mail for moderation in the normal way.

  Re: [Aroid-l] Blanching Query
From: Ken Mosher ken at spatulacity.com> on 2006.06.30 at 04:30:07(14378)
Ted,

The crowd I hang around with has always called this "sunburn." Moving a
plant outdoors into the sun does not have to result in leaf drop (or
permanent scarring or death in the case of cacti and other stem
succulents) if you introduce them to ever increasing amounts of sun over
a period of weeks.

Start with dappled shade, after a week or two more sun, etc. Soon
enough you can have them in full sun with no ill effects. Sorry I can't
give you the scientific reason why...

-Ken

+More
Note: this is a very old post, so no reply function is available.