Would be curious to hear more about how you grow your Cercestis. Mine is sad even though it’s next to lots of aroid genera that do great!
Robert On Jun 20, 2023, at 12:12, D. Christopher Rogers <branchiopod@gmail.com> wrote:
It is difficult for me to explain which aroids I love best. I am often asked what species of crustacean or beetle is my favourite. Really, it is which ever one I am working on at the moment.
I do love Anthurium and Philodendron, but I am not a fan of artificial hybrids, forced mutations, cultivars, or sports. I much prefer the wild type plants. That being said, while I am a huge fan of the tuberous taxa (Arum, Helicodiceros, Dracunculus, Dracontium, Amorphophallus, Typhonium, Sauromatum, Anchomaenes, et cetera, et cetera . . .), I really enjoy the small oddball genera that are so rare in the hobby. Here are some examples:
Cercestis mirabilis (the plant looks like it is embossed)
Dracontium polyphyllum
Hapaline colonae
Nephthytis swanei
Spathocarpa sagittifolia
Ulearum donburnsii
These are just a very few of the amazing diversity of the Araceae. I grew all these plants when I still lived in California and had a couple tropical greenhouses. Sadly, it is not practical for me in Kansas.
Happy days, Christopher
On Mon, 19 Jun 2023 at 20:26, a sunjian <a*@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would love to see from the scientific community members, what are
> your personal favorite specimens in your personal collections? What
> about them makes them your favorite? What do your home set ups look
> like? ...
I don't own one, but with regards to what I think is one of the best looking specimens out there, perhaps Lari Ann's Thaumatophyllum 'Maharlika' would be one.
I just love the overall shape of the dark green leaves, as well as the overall habit of the plant.
On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 4:12 PM Jessica Holbrook <i*@jessholbrook.com> wrote:
Wonderful Bernhard! Thank you so much for sharing this. It’s so helpful to see, & you have introduced me to a plant I had not yet heard of. There are thousands upon thousands of them, & unless your only exposure is the social media, all you hear about are the philos, anthuriums, etc. Which I love! But I want to know more than just what is trending on SM so I appreciate you taking the time to share! That is a stunning plant & now I will read up on it to learn more!
Thanks again! :) Jess On Tue, Apr 25, 2023 at 11:41 Bernhard Strolka <b*@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Jess,
I have many favourite plants but when I can only name one it the Dead
Horse Arum / Helicodiceros muscivorus
Why? ... see pics
I grow most of my plants in a wintergarten (Helico survives outdoor) -
just one pic for illustration
Happy growing, Bernhard.
Am 25.04.2023 um 00:50 schrieb Jessica Holbrook:
> ...
> I would love to see from the scientific community members, what are
> your personal favorite specimens in your personal collections? What
> about them makes them your favorite? What do your home set ups look
> like? ...
>
> :) Jess
>
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