Re: An Amorphophallus gigas blooms in California

Great Humifactor!?? No!!!
 
I hope you get a bloom of a hybrid titanum on gigas-length stem, and it topples over on you.   :-)
 
Bo
 
PS what aroid genera are grown specifically for blooms (and foliage sometimes, eg Amorphophallus, Anthurium, Arisaema) but not foliage alone?
 
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I am not easily ticked off, I am just being a friendly old man. Hey, I have
several hybrid Amorphs in our own collection.....but I ain't gonna spread
them. They'll die serving science. After their purpose they'll meet with the
Great Humificator!

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> Onderwerp: Re: [Aroid-l] An Amorphophallus gigas blooms in California
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> Gee its fun to tick off Wilbert. You sound like one of the
> 18th century orchidists "Surely you will drive the botanists mad".
> 
> Wilbert, these will be only plants in cultivation. I can
> think of a few aroid genera extensively hybridized for
> manipulation of blooms appearence and cultivation
> feasability. Anthurium, Zantedeschia and Spathiphyllum come
> to mind. Am I forgeting others?
> 
> Bo
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