[APD] Re:Barclaya longifolia enquiry

[Paul Krombholz <krombhol at teclink_net>]

> ........ I read in Dennerle's handbook that this plant does not cope 
> well with being shifted around. I REALLY like this plant and will 
> not be able to get my hands on another one. Should I leave it and 
> wait for a bud to harvest the seeds or do I take my chances and 
> transplant?
> It would look fantastic in the 29g but I'm scared I'll kill it if 
> moved? Any suggestions? Is this plant really that sensitive?
>
> Kind Regards
> Cameron James


I have not had a lot of experience with this species, but it does 
have a fairly large rhizome that stores food energy.  If the leaves 
die back, there is a lot of energy stored to produce another crop of 
leaves.  I would think that it would survive the transplant and, that 
if growing conditions were good in your 29g, it should recover 
rapidly.
--
Paul Krombholz in abnormally cool central Mississippi
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