Re: Dormancy of Amorphophallus from Madagascar

This seller sells his rotten and damaged tubers anyway. I purchased one from him at high dollar. The apical bud had alread7y started to swell when I got it so I planted it only to have it do nothing. When I unspotted it, I saw why it was misshaped to begin with. I was already rotten on the bottom. Only the rot was dry when I got it. Look at his tubers. Every one of them is misshapen. I say avoid this sellers tubers unless you want to throw your money into the trash.

Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter@xs4all.nl> wrote:
The Madagascan species normally show you when they need potting by the
apical bud starting to swell. That said, when it doesn't happen at all, you
need to take a risk.

Mold on a tuber is BAD! DO check if there is a soft spot below the mold and
if so, cut it out immediately or your whole tuber will turn into mush.

Cheerio,
Wilbert


> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com
> [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens John L
> Verzonden: zaterdag 24 mei 2008 13:59
> Aan: Aroid-L
> Onderwerp: [Aroid-l] Dormancy of Amorphophallus from Madagascar
>
>
> I have been fortunate enough to purchase more tubers recently
> from a seller and grower of plants from south africa and Madagascar.
>
> One of the recommendations of the seller of these tubers on
> eBay is to immediately pot it and water it.
>
> I believe that this grower/seller is thinking of these tubers
> in terms of the other plants from that part of the world that
> generally emerge from dormancy at the beginning of the wet
> season, even if that wet season is artificially induced.
>
>
> My experience with the Amorphophallus tubers from Madagascar
> is that they generally don't emerge from dormancy until our
> late Summer to late Fall here in the Northern hemisphere. I
> have a few that do grow during my springtime but this
> particular tuber is showing no signs of breaking dormancy now
> and my biggest concern is rotting. It is showing signs of
> mold and I have increased air flow around the tuber and have
> treated it with cinnamon, so all seems well for now.
>
> Does anybody have any experiences to share?
>

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