Re: Growing Voodoo Lilly

Thanks for the advice Bob,I am growing two on saucers of sand,and one in a 
pot of gritty compost.
Cheers
Colin
"Bob Hobden" <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "Colin Spooner"  wrote...
>>I have 3 Voodoo Lilly tubers (Sauromatum Venosum)
>> which I understand just need to be placed in a saucer of sand to grow.
>> Is this true,as it seems a little too simple?
>> Do they not need watering?
>
> Certainly if you live in the South you could plant them in the garden in
a 
> warm protected spot.
> If you grow them on a saucer it's a one off thing and you throw them
away 
> afterwards. Pot them up if you don't want them in the garden and treat 
> them like a begonia, but the tuber will expand so make sure the pot is
big 
> enough.
>
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> Regards
> Bob
> In Runnymede, 17 miles West of London
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