Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus

Lord Phallulphides

I'm afraid I lost the will to live around about the fifth line...

I apologize.

Peter


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter@worldonline.nl>
To: <aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 10:02 AM
Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus


> >
> >   I must then ask this question----is there perhaps a var. or
> > clone of A. bulbifer that produces a pleasant smelling
> > bloom???   I know that Charile, here in WPB, used to or still
> > grows plants that look to all intents and purposes like A.
> > bulbifer, but produce a VERY beautiful flask-like bloom,
> > peach/orange colored, and it emits a GOOD smell!   He had one
> > in bloom for sale at a plant show at our local Bot. Garden
> > about two or three years ago.   I shall  discuss this matter
> > w/ Charlie, and perhaps try to obtain a plant!
>
> I have to admit to not being confronted with too many clones of A.
bulbifer
> and it would be imaginable that there are "good" smelling ones. The
chemical
> composition of the plants we tested consists almost entirely of
> dimethyltrisulphide (96%), 2% dimethyldisulphide and 1%
> dimethyltetrasulphide. Now my experience is that species in which the
> content of dimethyltetrasulphide is higher, a certain "sweetness" develops
> but it is a very delicate balance with nauseaous. I also found that bad
> smelling plants change their odour sometimes when the bloom ages and
usually
> also ends up "sweetish". My guess is that the amount of the tetrasulphide
> relative to the other two sulphides determines this sweetness. There is
> absolute variation in the tetrasulphide amount in certain species, so
indeed
> you may have clones in bulbifer with more sweetness. Having said all that,
I
> don't like the tetrasulphide sweetness at all. It is too close to nausea.
>
> Well, I hope you learned you sulphides lesson here!!
>
> Lord Phallulphides
>
>
> >   Cheers,
> >
> >   Julius
> >
> >   >>The bloom is not unlike that of bulbifer, even to the
> > point of having a
> >   pinkish interior (and sometimes exterior, see the IAS
> > website!!!) but a more
> >   distinct constriction between base and limb. The smell is
> > as horrid as
> >   bulbifer and those who think it is "good smelling" probably
> > originate from
> >   Uranus................(no pun intended..........I think....).
> >
> >   Lord P<<
> >
> >
> >   > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >   > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu
> >   > [a*@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Julius Boos
> >   > Verzonden: donderdag 31 juli 2003 7:58
> >   > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> >   > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >   ----- Original Message -----
> >   >   From: Wilbert Hetterscheid
> >   >   To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> >   >   Sent: Wednesday, July 30, 2003 11:25 PM
> >   >   Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >   Dear Lord P,
> >   >
> >   >   Does not A. muelleri also produce a pleasant smelling,
> >   > beautifully colored peach/orange bloom?   It used to be
> >   > referred to around here as the 'good-smelling A. bulbifer'.
> >   >
> >   >   Julius
> >   >   WPB,
> >   >   FLORIDA
> >   >
> >   >   >>That could be Am. muelleri but there are also striped
> >   > forms of bulbifer.
> >   >
> >   >   Wilbert<<
> >   >
> >   >
> >   >   > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> >   >   > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu
> >   >   > [a*@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Lowell McCormick
> >   >   > Verzonden: donderdag 31 juli 2003 2:46
> >   >   > Aan: Blind.Copy.Receiver@compuserve.com
> >   >   > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] Amorphophallus
> >   >   >
> >   >   >
> >   >   > Howdy all,
> >   >   >
> >   >   > Last winter someone posted a message on the identity
> > of an Amorpho
> >   >   > that produces bulbils on the top of the leaf like A.
> >   >   > bulbifer, but the stem
> >   >   > is very dark green and light green  vertical streaks.  It
> >   >   > also comes up
> >   >   > later in the spring than A. bulbifer.  Can anyone tell me
> >   >   > what this species
> >   >   > is again?  It seems I wasn't smart enough to tag the
> >   > plant or save the
> >   >   > message.
> >   >   >
> >   >   > TIA,
> >   >   >
> >   >   > Mary
> >   >   >
> >   >   >
> >   >   >   E-mail from: Lowell McCormick, 30-Jul-2003
> >
>
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