This is the first bloom this spring. It has grown another 2 feet since then.
All the best,
Jill B. Hudson
On Jun 12, 2023, at 11:38 PM, Caroline Baines <s*@gmail.com> wrote:
Pictures!!!
Sent from my iPhone
On Jun 12, 2023, at 9:35 PM, Jill Bell <j*@comcast.net> wrote:
Plant delights has a giant calla Lilly that I have that is amazing!!!!! Even in Texas. Mine is 3 years old and about 5’ high now. The blooms are incredible and the leaves are spotted and very big.
All the best,
Jill B. Hudson
On Jun 12, 2023, at 9:38 PM, Jessica Holbrook <i*@jessholbrook.com> wrote:
Thanks Steve, this is so helpful!
I’ll definitely check out Plant Delights; I have been recommended this before (think that was you Chris!) & took a peek but need to dive deeper. Would love to make a visit up there as well! I’d love to know what more I can grow for aroids outdoors in general; right now I only have my calla lilies & colocasias outside. I bought my house a year ago this month & my property is a blank slate & desperately needs landscaping—it has become a sort of dead zone. No diversity to provide adequate habitat for wildlife. So I’m slowly working to clean it up to be able to rebuild. Being able to add aroids to the mix would be a wonderful bonus!
I joined IAS less than a year ago because of my obsession with Monsteras. They make up the bulk of my plant collection, but as I learned more about aroids I of course got into Philos & Anthuriums. I’ve become enchanted with the family as a whole & have seen so much back & forth about Amorph’s here on this email group & gotten so much good reading material I decided they are where I want to turn next in my growing. But I have yet to find a genus I am not fascinated by, so I sum, yes, I am definitely interested in growing others! I find myself irritated with the amount of information I want to Hoover up versus the amount of free time I have to do so! :) I also found a landscape business down the road with me that is experimenting with Amorph’s so that also tipped me towards trying them next as I have someone local to talk to. They have a couple voodoo’s & I have been trying to trick them into parting with one of them, but thought it might be good to get some advice on where to start. I want my hands in everything though so I would definitely love to hear more of what you’re thinking & if anyone else wants to chime in!
Also, if there’s anyone else on this list in southeast GA that would be willing to connect with me, please feel free to reach out! I would really love to have someone nearby to talk aroids with. I’m new to the area & don’t know anyone aside from my direct neighbors anyways, ha ha!
Thanks again! :) Jess
On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at 18:50 Steve Marak <samarak@gizmoworks.com> wrote:
Hi Jess,
In SE GA and zone 8b, you will have more choices for outdoors than a
lot of us. I don't think he's on this list, but I know another
Amorphophile somewhere in southern Georgia, and I know Amorph.
bulbifer has been reliably hardy for him and I think a couple of
others.
I'd also suggest you check out Tony's online Amorphophallus
resources at the Plant Delights web site. I suspect he's tested more
species for hardiness outdoors than any of the rest of us, plus he
gets reports from customers who have tried them other places, so you
will get a lot of good ideas.
In pots, of course, there are scads, and I hope more folks will
chime in with their favorites. That's one of the reasons I got into
Amorphs so long ago - no greenhouse back then, but since they were
dormant in winter, it didn't matter. I could put them on a shelf
until spring, as long as I remembered to check them once a week or
so.
Are you also interested in other tuberous aroids suitable for pot
culture, like Taccarum or Typhonium?
Steve
On 6/12/2023 4:20 PM, Jessica Holbrook
wrote:
Thanks both!! Some great places to start.
I’m in southeast GA, zone 8b, & plan to start
with potted whether indoors or out. So pretty flexible on
hardiness!
I’ll look into the konjac & Chris’ suggestions
as well, I’m excited to branch out into a different genus! More
suggestions/info is always welcome!
Thanks again :) Jess
On Mon, Jun 12, 2023 at
02:00 Steve Marak <samarak@gizmoworks.com>
wrote:
A.
konjac was the first one I grew, as I'm sure it was for lots
of
others. That was back before I knew it was hardy here in NW
Arkansas,
and I babied it over the winter indoors and put up with it
smelling up
the house when it flowered. (Actually my poor wife, who
happened to be
out on spring break that week, had the worst of it.)
Jess, are you looking for hardy Amorphs that you can leave
in the ground
outdoors year-round? If so what's your climate like (minimum
winter temp)?
If you're planning to grow in pots, or lift in the fall when
they go
dormant, then there are many more options, including lots of
cute
smaller ones.
Steve
On 6/11/2023 6:49 PM, Don Martinson wrote:
> I’m guessing many will suggest A. konjac. Probably the
species for which it’s most economical to obtain a
blooming-size tuber. There used to be a local guy who sold
them at the spring horticulture show, but haven’t seen him
in a few years. I think he grew them locally here in
Wisconsin.
>
>> On Jun 11, 2023, at 4:30 PM, Jessica Holbrook <i*@jessholbrook.com>
wrote:
>>
>> Amorphophiles!
>>
>> I’m too hungry to go slowly—to a fault sometimes!
I’ve been doing a lot of reading on the amorphophallus
genus, thanks to a lot of wonderful reading material shared
with me by folks here—so grateful!! What’s a good species
for someone to start with? I’d like to get my first but only
with some expert-generated suggestions ☺️
>>
>> TIA! Hope everyone is doing well!
>>
>> :) Jess
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