dracontium almost with Hades

16 years ago

my dracontium (amazoense?) just went dormant and thought it was like many amorphophallus which should be stored in a empty box in a cool and dry place, so I removed all potting media from the tuber but just reading this forum some people say it should be left potted, so I guess this means in a pot with the growing media still in it!!!!!!!!!!.

Fortunately I didnÂ´t cut the roots. So should I repot it again? I guess in a bigger pot this time. And it shouldnÂ´t be bone dry I read? Min is 14ÂºC and max is 28ÂºC.

Hope someone can throw me some light in this matter.

Greetings.

Comments (2)

bluebonsai101
16 years ago
Store them in their pottig mix for sure!!!! When mine are dormant I water maybe once every 2-3 weeks to keep them barely moist.....they do not want to be totally dry like many Amorphs!! My D. gigas has just woken back up as well as an un-IDed species and this is the way I treat them :o) Dan
patusho25
Original Author
16 years ago
thatÂ´s what I thought and did (believe so). IÂ´m using straight perlite right now since I removed all the potting mix (doÂ´h but perhaps will reduce the chances of rotting?? since you say is advisable to water it every 2-3 weeks) and when it starts growing again will move into a larger pot with a new potting mix......

Dan, do you think IÂ´m headed into the right direction??

cheers.

PD. Some months back I asked about seeing lots of roots coming from the bottom of the pot where this dracontium was at the time so I asked in this forum about it and after reading several options decided potting the pot up so the roots could grow into this bigger pot right underneath it. Long story short, not a single root grew into this bigger pot underneath it!!!!!! LOL. >=O
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