Loakesy Posted November 10, 2007 Report Share Posted November 10, 2007 Feed the plant well over summer. When the leaves die down put them in a cool but frost-free place and start watering again when the leaves sprout in spring. Well it's not spring yet, but my unidentified 'Voodoo Lily' has decided to put up a new shoot. The plant is in the greenhouse, in completely dry compost. It hasn't really done anything since about July, so this is all bit sudden!! Do I water it? Bring it in? Leave it? Any help would be gratefully received! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenBen Posted November 22, 2007 Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Have a very careful look around the top of the tuber. Look out for roots- if the roots are white and healthy then keep the plant damp (but not wet), if they are brown and shrivelled then the plant is just swelling next year's bud (a few species in my collection do this) and should still be kept on the dry side. As for bringing your plant is... yes! Keep it somewhere frost free but cool, and if the shoot grows longer and starts to break then you will have to keep it warm and watered, but I doubt it will try and grow while the nights are long. greenBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted November 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2007 Thanks Ben! I remember checking the roots a few weeks ago, and they were all white/silvery coloured. It's still in an unhheated GH, so I'll bring it home for the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest FredG Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 It's still in an unhheated GH, so I'll bring it home for the winter. Nice flower to wake up to in the living room on Christmas Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted December 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Well here's what the plant looks like now: So fortunately there were no nasty smelling surprises on Christmas morning!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewLuton Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 Nice Andy, mine has a shoot about 3 inches now, maybe time to re-plant ready for the spring. At the moment it lives under the stairs in a dish with no soil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenBen Posted December 27, 2007 Report Share Posted December 27, 2007 My Dracunculus vulgaris and D. canariensis tubers aren't yet in growth but they are further along than I would have usually expected. Now it's in growth feed plenty of high nitrogen feed (standard dose every fornight) to bulk it up and give it plenty of growth fuel! Try and give it as much sun as possible and keep it away from low temperatures- there's no need to keep it in tropical conditions but you want it to stay in growth until autumn. I see yours is already producing an offset... greenBen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 It's going great guns now!! I fed it last week, and it has produced 8" of leaf within the last 4 days! Even that little offset is now about a foot tall! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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