Cultivation
The aroids display such a diversity of ecological types that it is difficult to give detailed information regarding cultivation that will be applicable for all species one is likely to grow. It should also be noted that we grow in the equatorial tropics and that plants here are more-or-less active throughout the year. In temperate climates many aroids will stop growing in the winter even if kept under artificially heated glass, since light levels and day lengths are simply too short to support good growth. For customers growing plans in areas subject to cold, dark winters, it is best to keep the plants just damp and 'ticking over' until the better weather of spring rather than forcing them to grow when they really should be resting. Cultivating plants under artificial lights is one solution to the winter dark, but is not an area in which we have expertise, although more information may be found at the horticulture links site of the The International Aroid Society.