Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus cuture and location reply

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From : 	StroWi@t-online.de <StroWi@t-online.de>

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Sent : 	Sunday, December 10, 2006 8:19 PM
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Subject : 	Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus cuture and location reply

Dear Bernhard,

There seems to be a certain strain of A. paeoniifolius that has been around

for many years. These plants do grow to an exceptional size, much larger

than 'regular" A. paeoniifolius. There is a photo of the famous Craig

Phillips standing next to one which is misidentified as being A. titanum, it

appears in an early issue of Aroideana. MANY years ago this strain was

actually sold as being A. titanum. The one at Farichild (from memory!) was

at least 6-7ft. (2 m +) tall, the dia. of the petiole at the base maybe

about 20 cm.

The Best,

Julius

Dear Julius,

thanks for the explanation.....

So, was that paeoniifolius you (poor guys had to move) of that size? I
did not realize yet that they can grow that big.

Happy growing,
Bernhard.

-----Original Message-----

Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 12:46:38 +0100
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus cuture and location reply
From: "Julius Boos" To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com

> From : LARIANN GARNER Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Saturday,

December 9, 2006 11:50 PM

To : Discussion of aroids Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus cuture and

location question

Dear Bernhard,

Greetings!
Good eyes, Lariann, that is certainly one of Fairchild`s A. titanums
in their green-house!!.
The 'error' might have occured a few years ago, when just before a
Sept. IAS show and sale, I helped Ron Weeks, Reggie and others
transport a HUGE specimen of A. paeoniifolius from this same area to
the main display salon, together w/ one of their A. titanums, so a
simple mix-up of these visitors photos might have resulted in this
error in ID.

Good Growing,

Julius

> > Bernhard,

That picture's location is the rare plant house at Fairchild Tropical
Garden, and that plant is one of their specimens of Amorphophallus
titanum.
I've been in that place enough times to recognize it without a doubt.

Best regards,
LariAnn Garner
Aroidia Research
http://aroidiaresearch.org

StroWi@t-online.de wrote:
Aroiders,

someone posted the following link in a German exotic plants forum:

http://people.freenet.de/neffez01/wasistdas.jpg

The comment was that ist shows a paeoniifolius, but to my humble
opinion it looks too tall for a paeoniifolius and the leaf looks
rather strange for a paeoniifolius.

Any comments?

And would someone know the location where the picture was taken? Good

growing,

Bernhard.

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