Re: Amorphophallus costatus flowering

Eric,

Up the road at Kanapaha Bot. Gardens in Gainesville, FL  we have one konjac near the entrance that has always flowered at this exact time (early December), while all others in a seperate mass planting of A. konjac flower around March-April. I can't think of any differing conditions  between these two plantings that might affect flowering times. I have always found this one plant on a "reverse cycle" to be very interesting. Considering A. konjac's temperate natural range I wouldn't think a winter flowering period would be an effective adaptation - that is assuming this is a clone that is programmed to bloom at this time and not being stimulated by something yet to be determined. Come to think of it, I haven't been paying attention to our confused plant lately and will have to check and see if it has tried to send up an inflorescence , which most likely has already been knocked back by our recent freezes. 

Adam Black

----Original Message-----
>From: Eric Schmidt <leu242@yahoo.com>
>Sent: Dec 10, 2008 10:03 AM
>To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
>Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus costatus flowering
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>Thanks for the ID Wilbert.
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>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.
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>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. ?
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>http://tinyurl.com/6rys5c
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>http://tinyurl.com/63f5a8
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>http://tinyurl.com/6rt6sf
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>http://tinyurl.com/6pyol2
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>Eric
>Leu Gardens
>Orlando,FL
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>--- Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter@xs4all.nl> wrote:
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>> 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?
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>> > http://tinyurl.com/64x6y6
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>> > http://tinyurl.com/5fpb3s
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>> > Eric
>> > Leu Gardens
>> > Orlando,FL
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