Leontice

Mark BROWN brown.mark@wanadoo.fr
Fri, 21 Feb 2014 10:19:36 PST
That is true. They do grow incredibly deep in the wild.50cms is not uncommon.
Mark





> Message du 21/02/14 19:08
> De : "Darren Sleep" 
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> Objet : Re: [pbs] Leontice
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> This is my first post to the list and I hope I get it right!
> 
> Jane,
> 
> I can offer a little advice (more of a warning) based on my mistakes. 
> My first experience with Leontice sown in normal 10cm deep pots 
> resulted in good germination but no tubers. After experimenting again 
> with deep pots I came to the conclusion that the seedlings seek 
> considerable depth before starting tuber formation and if the stem 
> that grows downward to form the tuber encounters 'air pruning' at a 
> drainage hole before they reach a depth they like then no tuber is 
> formed. Even with 20cm deep pots standing on sand I found tubers 
> formed partially extended from the drainage holes and I had to cut the 
> pot to release them. My advice at this stage is that if you sowed the 
> seed in a shorter pot you should stand it partially plunged in a 
> bigger pot of sand or similar. Then look in the bigger pot for your 
> tubers once top growth dies back.
> 
> 
> Darren Sleep
> Lancaster UK
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