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Q&A
When viewers contact this site with a question that would be interesting to others I will try to give an answer on this page. All questions about Ae Ae banana will be on page togofcoralgables.com/AeAeculture.aspx May 7 08
Ada from Orlando Florida wants information about growing Musssenda.
The Mussenda is a fast grower, thus it should be fertilized regularly
(but not heavily). The ones that I have in full sun flower much better
then the ones in shade.
Mine bloom from May to December. When the temperature drops to 40f the
plant will drop all of the leaves, the flowers will disappear in the
low 40s. At that point I just forget them until May. In the 30s you
will get die back of branches and 32 will kill the plant.
I would advise that you bring it in on cold nights. If your plant is
in a pot be sure to keep it watered. They don't like to be dry.
Is there anyone in the Orlando area that has been successful with Mussenda?
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June 21 08
'Can you please provide culture information for Sobralias. I grow some
in West Palm but need help to grow them better. Thanks, Gerard'
My plants grow in full sun in the middle of the day and the rest of the
time large trees give some shade. They get fertilized once a week
along with all the other orchids. I have two plants in the ground and
they are doing well. Last years heat scorched some of the leaves. The
ones in pots seemed to have most scorching.
The biggest problem is getting a plant that is established. The one
that I bought at the Redlands Festival was bare root and roots didn't
look good. I just went out to the green house and checked the plant.
It's putting up a new growth, but not very vigorous. The media is the
same as my Phals. The ones in the ground don't have any special media
other than media from the pot. I have been told that they don't like
to have there roots disturbed.
Most of my mature plants produce a keiki now and then. I wait until
they have some roots starting. If I leave them on the mother plant
they will die. Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden have many Sobralias
in the ground but the don't pick their keikis. |
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