Re: World's Largest Flower
Hello Chris,
There is an Aroid-L to join if one is into this section of the Arum
family. The Arisaema (Jack in the Pulpit) split off from the Aroid bunch to
form Arisaema-L. Some of these may stink when in bloom, others are quite
strange looking when in bloom but all are quite fascinating... and some of
the Arisaema are quite lovely and colorful in bloom.
Check out the stems and foliage on some of these Arum members. One I
have in the garden has stems that are mottled and patterned like an upright
brown python snake skin. Another is pale green with darker green spots like
a frog. A few of the Arisaema are commonly called 'Cobra Lilies'. When in
bloom the hood or spathe resembles a cobra drawn back to strike.
Been slowly collecting these oddities and lovelies for some years now.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Christopher P. Lindsey <lindsey@mallorn.com>
Subject: Re: World's Largest Flower
>
> I wouldn't be sure that nobody's growing it... The one at Huntington
> actually came from one of the aroid-l listmembers who was growing it
> in his greenhouse, but it was getting too big. He gave it to them
> when the tuber weighed about 40 pounds.
>
> Anyhow, you can monitor the progress of Amorphophallus titanum as it
> blooms at
>
> http://www.huntington.org/BotanicalDiv/TitanImages.htm
>
> Or you can see infrared monitoring by NASA:
>
> http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/flower/
>
> Gotta love that name...
>
> Chris
>
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