Re: Unusual aroid found in greenhouse
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Re: Unusual aroid found in greenhouse
- From: M* M*
- Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2000 19:42:22 -0500 (CDT)
bulbifer can have shocking pink edges, muelleri seedlings do. I'd guess
bulbifer - much more common and the leaf produces a tuber on the top which
can be ejected when it dies - (onto your greenhouse floor?)
At 05:14 PM 06/20/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>Hello this is Brian Williams. This morning before work I was out in the
>greenhouse picking weeds and looking at the plants. When I found a most
>unusual aroid growing. This looks very unusual It looks like an
>Amorphophallus with a white and brown stalk and green leafs. But on the edge
>of the leafs is a neon pink color that just looks amazing. Does anyone know
>what this maybe? I plan to post a few pictures of it as soon as possible. Of
>course the pot looked like it had another plant that died in it and were this
>thing came from I have no idea. Is their any forms of amorpho with this
>unusual neon pink color on the edges of the leafs?? THANKS
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