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  Re: [Aroid-l] Cultivation of Taccarum
From: Hannon <othonna at gmail.com> on 2011.12.08 at 23:31:05(22458)
Marek,

It looks like your mix does not dry out at all. I recommend allowing the surface of the soil to dry completely between waterings. Also, the soil in the pot should come right up to the brim so that the plant+soil does not sit so low in the pot. I have done well with this species in a mix of peat+sand+perlite. When the leaf is fully formed the plant is thirsty and dries out a lot between waterings; this does no harm and in fact may help. My plants are also pot-bound-- the largest blooming specimens are in 8" pots. Keeping plants pot-bound in general is of great benefit to a wide range of species.

I wonder if you might have here T. warmingii instead? Essentially the same culture.

Best of luck,

Dylan

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