Date: 16 Jan 1998 08:33:45 -0800 From: "Sarver.Cindy V3I" <sarver.cindy@ssdgwy.mdc.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg207$foo@default> Subject: Nep Madagascariensis cultivation
All,
This may not be relevant, because the plants that I saw in Madagascar
are not
exactly the same as those that are sold everywhere, but the growing
conditions there were actually much different than most people have
described for cultivation.
The plants that I saw were growing in pure sand. There hadn't been
any
rainfall for quite a while, and, in fact, they don't get much rain at
all in the winter in the southern part of Madagascar. This was near the
"spiny forest" area, which is quite desert-like. The humidity was
fairly low (50% perhaps? this is a guess). It was winter when I was
there, and temperatures went from perhaps the mid-70's F during the day,
to mid-50's at night. They received light about 14 hours per day.
Summer, of course, would be hot and wet. They appear to flower all year
round.
The seedlings that I have at home from these plants appear to be
appreciating the wide temperature swing that Southern California
provides from day to night.
Perhaps these plants need changes in environment from winter to summer. I am
keeping mine a little drier this winter, and will increase the humidity and
watering in the spring and summer.
Good growing,
-cindy
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