[Aroid-l] Thoughts on GOOD SMELLING A. bulbifer

**&* B* <j*@msn.com>**

Dear  Amorphofriends,

I have just received a note from ANOTHER friend and grower confirming that

he too has A. bulbifer in his collection which produce good-smelling blooms

which he can display indoors!

I have waited, literally for YEARS, for someone, ANYONE to notice this 'good

smelling' A. bulbifer (THANKS, C.J. !!), as when I FIRST brought this topic

up years ago as I remember it, everyone who pitched in to that discussion

back then said that there was no such plant! They thought that ALL A.

bulbifers stunk! I even remember suggesting that maybe there was a 'ringer'

in this group, perhaps ANOTHER species which might closely resemble A.

bulbifer, but smelt GOOD! All said 'no way!!" So---I retreated into my

shell, shut up, and waited to hear if ANYONE else had experienced or smelt

what I had witnessed at The Mounts Bot. Garden sale those many years ago at

C. Mc. D`s booth!

Now, years later, we have confirmation from TWO NEW people who say that they

too have experienced the 'good smelling' A. bulbifers!

And yes, j b, I too agree that it does not make evoloutionary 'sense' to

have a plant utilizing TWO attractant scents, but then again, it just might

work, as pollinators of DIFFERENT types may still get the job done on BOTH

clones/vars, which, in evoloutionary 'time' (millions of years), may lead to

the production of a recognisable NEW species??!! Cross-pollination of one

var. by the other might be interesting!!

What say yee now, all other growers of this plant?? Does anyone else have

information or suggestions to add to this discussion??

The Best to all,

Julius

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