An D Smith Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) Hello Aroid fans! I thought I would share a photo of my four-year-old A. konjac. A total of 62 inches tall and 60 inches accross the leaves. I have a feeling that it can't get much larger than this and I wouldn't be surprised to see it flower for the first time next year.......I can't wait. The plant is grown outside all summer long and only gets stored as a dry tuber once it has died down, which will be in about three weeks time. The plants seem to die down earlier if kept in a greenhouse. I think I will have to find a bigger pot for it next year. By the way, that is my cat Floyd trying to give the photo some scale. If anybody is interested I will have several spare bulbs from this plant in a few weeks time. These will be free of charge for those who pay postage. Cheers Andy Edited October 17, 2007 by An D Smith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Andy - That is a sizeable specimen!!! If there is tuber still going spare, please let me know. Thanks. I have an A. titanum just putting out a new leaf and it looks as though it will be substantially larger than the previous one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 (edited) Stunning plant.. thing he hasnt told us is that cats the size of a tiger Oh, and if theres any more tubers i'll take one..! Edited October 17, 2007 by wasted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarra100 Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Hi Andy, I would be happy to get a spare. Greetings Gerd [email protected] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loakesy Posted October 17, 2007 Report Share Posted October 17, 2007 Hi Andy. Can you pencil me in for a tuber if you still have one spare! Many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesara Posted October 18, 2007 Report Share Posted October 18, 2007 What a monster that is :-) Once my couple have gone over i should have some small tubers spare if your interested?? Bye for now Julian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom499 Posted October 31, 2007 Report Share Posted October 31, 2007 Holy crap! They get that big? My parents are gonna be soo angry in about 2 years time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyc Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 Hmm, my second-year konjak died back about a month ago. I must have a poke about in their pots and see how big the tubers are now. Incidentally, I took twelve small offsets off them this spring. Three I gave to work colleagues, nine I potted up myself. All mine were going well until I went out to water them one evening and found one plant, eight empty three-inch pots and one very fat slug. So whatever your favourite anti-slug precaution is, make sure it's in place. Cheers, T. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amori Posted November 1, 2007 Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 (edited) Nice specimen indeed there, Andy, Floyd won't be happy being used for scale when it flowers though. Ever wondered about the etymology? kon'nyaku. Cheers Amaury Edited November 1, 2007 by Amori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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