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LilRaverBoi · 12-23-2012, 09:33 PM

Siam Ruby is from a very hot/humid climate and this is what they require to do well. When I had mine, it would always do poorly during the winter indoors. Narrow, spindly leaves, thin pseudostem that would get thinner layer by layer till the whole thing just flopped over. They are not very vigorous plants, IMHO....they do pup like mad though, which ensures you can keep something alive till the next summer.

I'd try to keep the temps in the 80's+ if possible or try a heating pad underneath. Up the humidity if you can as well. Beyond that, I wouldn't get too hopeful on the main plant....just try to keep the pups going.

If anyone else has any other ground-breaking method for overwintering these, I'm all ears. I gave up on them and no longer grow them cause I got tired of dealing with it.

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