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[snowdrop-a-holic]

hi i just recieved some tubers kindly sent to me from julian of A.konjac, i only really have experiance with A.titanum so i went looking for info, i read that konjac likes to be kept dry until growth emerges is this right?

i have potted them allready in a loamy mix with plenty of grit and sand for drainage, im geussing i should not water and keep allmost dry until i see growth?
i also have A.albus which i also assume requires the same dry dormancy until growth is seen? (potted that tuber too)

what about typhonium giganteum? same sort of culture? i.e dry until growth is seen? again i have allready potted my tuber in the same mix.

thanks
rob

[gardenofeden]

correct, A.konjac can be kept bone dry and quite cold until growth, this can be very late, into July is not unusual when the shoots appear. feed them well.

[snowdrop-a-holic]

ok it wont get any water until growth then!

yep, i allways feed my aroids with plenty of high potash to bulk up the tuber as they are incredibly greedy plants, they allways get repotted each year too.

i have another aroid that has the same growth pattern, that is comes into growht very late in the season, grows big old leaves then quickly dies down, leaves me with a big pot of tubers but ive not had any inflorescens yet, probably becuase ive not been feeding enough in previous years.
i think it could be one of those voodoo lillies but which one i dont know (venosum?)