Posted by Keith in SoJax
on 9/13/2009, 1:53 pm, in reply to "Re: C. hildae"
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Thanks Tom. It's in as well drained a site as I have. Water does not pool there even in heavy rain events (and we've had plenty of those). I'll fertilize and see if I can stimulate a flush. It's looked essentially the same way for months without becoming soft.
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: Tom, my C. hildae sailed through
: winter without a scratch! However,
: during the sweltering, drenching
: summer (must have had 5" of
: rain since 5/15/09!), the fronds
: turned brown (and the leaflets clung
: to the rachis). The caudex is still
: firm, but shows no sign of life.
: You think I've lost it?
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: If you think it rotted, I'd dig
: it up and check the roots so you can
: save it. If you don't think it has
: rotted, I'd fertilize it and see
: about getting a new flush. If it is
: firm, its not dead, but it might be
: later if it has rotted and is slowly
: killing the plant and then the stem
: WILL be soft. Its a judgement call.
: I have seen them rot with as much
: rain as we have had, but only in
: lower, wet situations. If it is up
: in a well draining area with lots of
: sand, it is not likely the rain has
: made it rot.
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