Re: Philodendron Burle Marx

From: alan san juan kalim at erols.com> on 2000.06.01 at 04:09:46(4670) Interesting. I am always amazed at the ability of some aroids to withstand prolonged periods without roots or leaves. I have a ~ 10 cm piece with 2 leaves (1 completely open, the other unfurled) and absolutely no roots. I had first placed it in water, but when no roots came up, stuck it in perlite. IT has remained there for 2 months now, seemingly with no problems. Transpiration must be removing water from it at a rapid rate through the leaves, and yet it remains ok.....an evolutionary adaptation to severe conditions in its role as a climber? who knows? +More Don Burns wrote: > > Over the past 24 months I have been nursing a short leafless stem, about 4 > cm, of Philodendron Burle Mark. During that time it has neither grown, nor > produced a leaf. But it has stayed alive and remained a very deep green > color. Suddenly in the past 6 weeks it has started growing at a phenomenal > pace, and it is now about 20 cm long with five or six new leaves. > > Is anyone familiar with the right culture for this plant? Is there a photo > somewhere on the web or in the literature? I have been unsuccessful in > finding the plant in any of my literature. > > Don > > Don Burns > Fort Lauderdale FL USA > Zone 10b

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