Re: Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage)

Dear Jude: 

It is nice that you know where you can find Symplocarpus and that you have it on your own property.  Let's allow Tilly to see if it really is in the UK as Deni Bown insists. I am not sure what would be involved with mailing a box with a tuber to England but let's discuss that later too. I am just happy that you have access to the plant. I am coping Tilly here. 

Jude, if you have an Anthurium that you want me to try to determine send it directly to my Mobot email. I will try. Use : Thomas.Croat@mobot.org. I can usually receive up to about 18 or 20 MB.  

Tom 

From: Aroid-L <aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com> on behalf of The Silent Seed <tylus.seklos@gmail.com>
Sent: Monday, August 18, 2025 1:20 PM
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Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Symplocarpus foetidus (Skunk Cabbage)

Hi all,
I hope you're all doing well.
First; Skunk Cabbage is rampant here  in Massachusetts and am more than happy to share some from our personal property.
Second; I've posted a few times with no response. I wonder if my messages are getting to the group. I was hoping to identify an Anthurium that gets extremely tall with a "trunk."
Best, Jude

On Mon, Aug 18, 2025 at 2:17 PM Tom Croat <t*@mobot.org> wrote:

Dear Aroiders: 

 

Do any of you live in areas where this species occurs?  I  have been in contact Tilly Prior who I met at the meetings of the European Aroid Society in June. Tilly works for the BBC television network in Great Britain and she and her crew want to do a special on skunk cabbage but that specie does not occur in Europe.  I would like to find a live plant of this plant that could be propagated. They would have good facilitiesin England where thay could film it for this production. I know that this species is common near Lancing, Michigan were I found it but it is probably prevelent in many states in the north and in Canada. They will have good facilities to provide it the necessary envionment.  I once brought a plant from Michigan hoping that I could establish it here at the Missouri Botanical Garden but it just gets too hot here. If any of you might have access to this species or might know of someone who does could you please let me so that I could contact them. I hope that someone can help Tilly Prior and the BBC and no doubt get some recognition of the International Aroid Society too. 


All the best, 


Tom 


Genevieve, I don't remember if you met Tilly in Nacy but could it be possible that you actually have Symplocarpus foetidus in cultivation at Chitolet in your alpine gardens. I remember that you have both the Asian and the North America Lisichiton growing there.  Tom 


David:  What about Lyon?  Might it have Symplocarpus foetidus in cultivation?  Tom 



Tom


TILLY PRIOR

 

RESEARCHER

 

BBC STUDIOS NATURAL HISTORY UNIT

 

+447891546245 | t*@bbc.com

 

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