Re: Amorphophallus costatus flowering

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Eric:

It's not just nematodes that are a problem with this species in Central 
Florida.  Our soil is evidently way too hot and the tendency to be very 
wet late in the growing season all contribute to problem.  Some 
individual clones do reasonably well and others, expecially large 
plants are very susceptible to erwinia infection.  I have the best luck 
with them potted and in a very well-drained medium and I try to keep 
them dry when we tropical storms or worse.

I have one that's in bud now.  In colder climates, they have a very 
well-developed cycle and flower in March or April.  Here in CF, they 
can evidently flower any time of the year and they typically, if left 
potted, will flower a couple of months after the growth goes down.

Ron McHatton
Central Forida, Zone 9B

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Schmidt <leu242@yahoo.com>
To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
Sent: Wed, 10 Dec 2008 10:03 am
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus costatus flowering

Thanks for the ID Wilbert.

Thats kind of disappointing but its  alright, we never
have gotten A. konjac to grow here, the nematodes in
our sandy soil always get them. I will keep this one
potted up. Now we have a flowering specimen.

It has opened today and is emitting odor. Is that
abnormal for the leaf to have died down and then an
inflorescence come up a month and a half later, and it
is in Dec. ?

http://tinyurl.com/6rys5c

http://tinyurl.com/63f5a8

http://tinyurl.com/6rt6sf

http://tinyurl.com/6pyol2

Eric
Leu Gardens
Orlando,FL

--- Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter@xs4all.nl> wrote:

> Hi Eric,
>
> I am afraid it is The Great Invader......... Am.
> konjac. You've been
> had.............
>
> Cheers,
> Wilbert
>
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com
> > [aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens
> Eric Schmidt
> > Verzonden: maandag 8 december 2008 21:53
> > Aan: Discussion of aroids
> > Onderwerp: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus costatus
> flowering
> >
> > I assume this is Amorphophallus costatus. It was
> donated a
> > few months ago and had this tag and a A.
> > macrorhizus tag in it. The leaf died down about a
> month and a
> > half ago and now the inflorescence is coming up.
> Does this
> > one get a bad odor?
> >
> >
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/64x6y6
> >
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/5fpb3s
> >
> >
> >
> > Eric
> > Leu Gardens
> > Orlando,FL
> >
> >
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