perennials in kokedama

Question

what happens when you use a perennial such as hosta for an indoor project such as kokedama? does the perennial die back in the fall and re-grow during the winter or in the spring? How about after that? I put a mouse-ears hosta into a kokedama a couple of months ago and it died back, just as it would have had I left it in the ground; I have the kokedama under lights; it is already sprouting new growth and it is late November.

Answer 1

Usually, in an indoor setting, you will have to drop the duration of light it receives, reduce the temperatures, and reduce moisture to force it into dormancy. They really do benefit from having a rest period, and will prefer to have a dormancy once a year. It is likely that the plant suffered a temporary issue that has resolved itself. Whatever happened, it seems to have simulated its own dormancy. I would not expect it to do so every year. It might need some help in the future to achieve this.