tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post3053585940438213176..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Anthurium no. 0501 "Freddie Prinze Charming" / Question for the Hive Mind / New Plantmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-23856310087554545102016-06-24T18:25:25.733-07:002016-06-24T18:25:25.733-07:00My Zantedeschia got too dry once or twice and alth...My Zantedeschia got too dry once or twice and although I did try to save her she never recuperated and just moped until she died. Second worst plant experience after the ti disaster.<br /><br />Btw Freddie's not entirely unoriginal: his spathes are pale veins on pink and his calyx is pink "veins" on pale.Sabyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10273202588980634339noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-41282627055694544402016-06-23T08:50:49.437-07:002016-06-23T08:50:49.437-07:00Eric:
I like yellow flowers fine. I'd be ridi...Eric:<br /><br />I like yellow flowers fine. I'd be ridiculously happy about it if one of the <i>Anthurium</i> or <i>Schlumbergera</i> seedlings bloomed in yellow, since it's fairly uncommon in both cases. It just happens that the limited <i>Schlumbergera</i> genes I've been working with so far mainly result in orange blooms, and the <i>Anthurium</i>s default to red or pink most of mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-75940835793441032062016-06-23T08:41:28.159-07:002016-06-23T08:41:28.159-07:00Daniel McClosky:
Still nothing above the soil. I ...Daniel McClosky:<br /><br />Still nothing above the soil. I dug into the soil a little bit a few days ago to see whether they had rotted, and all five bulbs are still present and firm. So they're still late, compared to previous years' average, but not dead.<br /><br />In past years, I've left them in the previous year's soil in the house, and they came up just fine. In fact, I mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79051594167259055402016-06-23T07:50:43.243-07:002016-06-23T07:50:43.243-07:00Are the buds of your Amorphophallus poking above s...Are the buds of your <i>Amorphophallus</i> poking above soil? I think I read somewhere that they actually respond to longer day-lengths (actually shorter night-lengths) to wake up in the spring. I always keep mine above the soil level (so I haven't actually tested whether this is necessary) and mine always sprout.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07349845965011158109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-16649483308199817052016-06-22T22:22:45.174-07:002016-06-22T22:22:45.174-07:00I once had about 20 different ones that spanned mo...I once had about 20 different ones that spanned most of the genus. Growing them was no problem, and nearly all grew well by putting them potted outdoors (zone 5b) in high partial shade (morning sun). I brought them in before frost and let them go totally dormant in their pots, except for a couple of large-leafed one aethiopicas that preferred staying green all winter; they will tell you whether Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-79283844039575455802016-06-21T22:10:23.251-07:002016-06-21T22:10:23.251-07:00I'm pretty sure I killed mine by overwatering ...I'm pretty sure I killed mine by overwatering during dormancy, but before that it did fine? I think? I repotted it after I first got it in leftover african violet potting mix, it seemed to do pretty well by a sunny window with occasional feeding. Sananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-36966825906073416302016-06-21T13:20:26.210-07:002016-06-21T13:20:26.210-07:00Jeffrey K. Funk:
You caught me; yes, I was referr...Jeffrey K. Funk:<br /><br />You caught me; yes, I was referring to <i>TUH</i>. <br /><br />I may or may not have more to say about the book later, so I shouldn't post a full critique here, but my biggest problem with the book is that Martin seems to be constantly encouraging the reader -- you can totally grow this, the difficulty is exaggerated, etc. -- while at the same time talking about mr_subjunctivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-37731773764800445842016-06-21T11:13:58.303-07:002016-06-21T11:13:58.303-07:00If you're talking about Tovah Martin's &qu...If you're talking about Tovah Martin's "The Unexpected Houseplant", then i'd say she's in a league of her own - my gardening skills pale in comparison to hers. I love the book, however - i just think she's way more attentive to plants than i'll ever be. I did try to grow calla lilies like she suggested - not sure the old fashioned type is worth it, tbh. The Jeffrey K. Funkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05650958284335482692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-39603079519066147562016-06-20T07:35:49.505-07:002016-06-20T07:35:49.505-07:00I tried to grow a zantedeschia indoors. Apparently...I tried to grow a zantedeschia indoors. Apparently it needed an enormous amount of light which my large south-east unobstructed window couldn't provide. It just stretched and stretched until it could stretch no more and fell to bits. So I chopped it down and dumped it in the garden. Looks dead so far. Possibly the problem was that I brought it home in February as it was rising from dormancy TLnoreply@blogger.com