Maurelii 2015 : The final month outside begins

Longwoods Tropicals · 09-13-2015, 10:18 AM

It's mid September so there is only a month left in the growing season here in the Great Lakes.

I bought a couple of these in 2013 and one has gotten steadily bigger and the other one has declined since the first year it was overwintered ( I pot them up and place them in a sun-room heated to at least 40f, my basement is heated to 70 degrees so I have no suitable place to overwinter anything fully dormant), and this year it won't be worth bringing her in, oddly enough as it got progressively smaller, all of the red disappeared as well.

The other one OTOH is kickin butt.

I've got a 40 gallon pot (it is important to pick a size large enough to keep the leaves big in size as many plants will revert to smaller leaves under stress in the low light conditions of mid winter) waiting for it, the lead leaf will need to be trimmed occasionally to allow it to fully emerge unencumbered, other than that it will do fine.

merce3 · 09-13-2015, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Longwoods Tropicals

It's mid September so there is only a month left in the growing season here in the Great Lakes.

I bought a couple of these in 2013 and one has gotten steadily bigger and the other one has declined since the first year it was overwintered ( I pot them up and place them in a sun-room heated to at least 40f, my basement is heated to 70 degrees so I have no suitable place to overwinter anything fully dormant), and this year it won't be worth bringing her in, oddly enough as it got progressively smaller, all of the red disappeared as well.

The other one OTOH is kickin butt.

I've got a 40 gallon pot (it is important to pick a size large enough to keep the leaves big in size as many plants will revert to smaller leaves under stress in the low light conditions of mid winter) waiting for it, the lead leaf will need to be trimmed occasionally to allow it to fully emerge unencumbered, other than that it will do fine.

beautiful plant... i love how the maurelli's look. i am guessing they do well in the subtropics, but i have never seen one around my way. just on the forum. same with superbum.

Kegas76 · 09-14-2015, 07:40 AM

That horse looks like he wants to help you trim down the leaves for overwinter.

Longwoods Tropicals · 09-14-2015, 07:49 PM

That horse looks like he wants to help you trim down the leaves for overwinter.

Oh he would, given half a chance.

09-13-2015, 10:18 AM	#1 (permalink)
Longwoods Tropicals Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 104 BananaBucks : 31,958 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 53 Times Was Thanked 244 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Maurelii 2015 : The final month outside begins It's mid September so there is only a month left in the growing season here in the Great Lakes. I bought a couple of these in 2013 and one has gotten steadily bigger and the other one has declined since the first year it was overwintered ( I pot them up and place them in a sun-room heated to at least 40f, my basement is heated to 70 degrees so I have no suitable place to overwinter anything fully dormant), and this year it won't be worth bringing her in, oddly enough as it got progressively smaller, all of the red disappeared as well. The other one OTOH is kickin butt. I've got a 40 gallon pot (it is important to pick a size large enough to keep the leaves big in size as many plants will revert to smaller leaves under stress in the low light conditions of mid winter) waiting for it, the lead leaf will need to be trimmed occasionally to allow it to fully emerge unencumbered, other than that it will do fine.

09-14-2015, 07:40 AM	#3 (permalink)
Kegas76 Location: Pasco Co., FL Find me on the map! Zone: 9a sandhills Name: Andy Join Date: Aug 2015 Posts: 221 BananaBucks : 9,313 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 79 Times Was Thanked 337 Times in 120 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 506 Times	Re: Maurelii 2015 : The final month outside begins That horse looks like he wants to help you trim down the leaves for overwinter.

09-14-2015, 07:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
Longwoods Tropicals Find me on the map! Zone: 6 Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 104 BananaBucks : 31,958 Feedback: 0 / 0% Said "Thanks" 53 Times Was Thanked 244 Times in 73 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2 Times	Re: Maurelii 2015 : The final month outside begins That horse looks like he wants to help you trim down the leaves for overwinter. Oh he would, given half a chance.

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