Re: Amorphophallus question

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2000.04.09 at 13:58:19(4359) Yup, this happens in some species, especially in seedlings. It is a good sign and tells you the plant is happy. Don't forget though that at some moment you'll have to refresh the soil and the moment a new shoot appears is a good moment because older roots are now dying down and new ones are still vigorous enough to survive a repotting (which should NOT be too rigorous, so don't start flushing the roots clean with water or like methods). For potting mix I'd go for a humus-rich one if you have no clue of its origin. Wilbert +More -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: jarrett@mail.teleport.com Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Datum: zondag 9 april 2000 6:04 Onderwerp: Amorphophallus question >I have an Amorphophallus seedling of unknown species, about one year old, 5" >tall. It has not gone dormant, at least not in my possession (about 6 >months). Recently, it has started to look pretty bad but another shoot has >emerged next to the first. > >Do Amorph. seedlings sometimes send out new growth before the old growth has >died off? What is a typical potting mix for these? Unfortunately I don't >know it's origin. > >Paul > > > >

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