flycatchers Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hi Here are a few shots of some of my Amorphophallus. A. obsurus. The smallest species just starting to (very slowly!!) unfurl its first leaf. A. gigas Starting to send up its leaf. A. decus- silvae with second and third leaves. A fourth is just pushing through! Its beautiful petiole. CU of A. decus- silvae leaf. A. paeoniifolius A. paeoniifolius petiole. A. atroviridis flower And CU. A. titanum petiole. A. titanum cheers bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schimatrix Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 An amazing collection of A. you have there bill! keep up the good work giu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimfoxy Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Hi Bill! Hope things going well. Not satisfied with carnivores, eh? :) Great looking plants - what do your Hermanns think of them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Very nice! Does the flower has a strong smell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
An D Smith Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hi Bill Very nice photos of even nicer plants. Although you probably already have it, i noticed there were not any pics of A. konjac. If you are interested in any I will have lots of spare tubers soon. Cheers Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Nice pics. I just got myself an A. gigas too! What are the dimenstions of your A. paeoniifolius? (leaf/pot/tuber) Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flycatchers Posted September 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Hi Thanks everyone jimfoxy- I don't think they will ever replace CPs. Just too prone to rot for my liking!! The Hermanns think that supper has arrived- BIG TIME!! Khelljuhg- That flower had no smell whatsoever!! Most disappointing! An D Smith- Thanks for your offer, no A. konjac as yet! Rob-Rah- The camera angle does tend to lie on that shot!! The leaf is about 18 inches tall in a 15 inch tub with as yet young 4 inch tuber. May I ask where you managed to locate a A. gigas? As once Troy gave up the business locating seeds & tubers seems to be an almost lost cause... :cry: I do have a question. When a Amorphophallus flowers like my A. atroviridis did this summer, is it likely to go dormant or eventually produce a leaf? The flower died back in the summer and as yet no sign of anything else. should I wait a bit longer,or dig it up as its one of those tubers that needs to be stored dry when dormant. cheers bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 There's a mail order dealer in Germany - I grabbed the last of their stock though. They have other plants though, but mostly seem to deal in seeds: http://www.samenladen.de Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I do have a question. When a Amorphophallus flowers like my A. atroviridis did this summer, is it likely to go dormant or eventually produce a leaf? The flower died back in the summer and as yet no sign of anything else. should I wait a bit longer,or dig it up as its one of those tubers that needs to be stored dry when dormant. It's either dormant or dead! See the Dormancy section on this page: http://www.aroid.org/genera/amorphophallus/amcult.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 My Amorphophallus grew to the stage your second picture is at right back at the start of the summer. It is still at that stage now. It looks healthy enough and feels quite strong, but should it have done something else by now?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Sheila - Which species? I had A titanum seed sit with a bud for the better part of a year until I got the conditions right. Which turned out to be nothing more complicated than covering the pot with a plastic bag to increase humidity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 A. konjac. The tuber is the size of a small potato. I tried growing it in the garden first, but it produced the spike about two inches tall then stopped, so I put it into the greenhouse a few weeks ago. It still refuses to grow any further. I will have to try your plastic bag method and see if that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 A. konjac is usually considered an easy grower. I keep it sitting in a semi-shaded spot in my conservatory. It's getting late in the year and the plant should be heading for dormancy soon. You'd better just hope that the tuber has decided to skip a year... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sheila Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Oh dear that doesn't sound too promising. An easy grower I'm obviously not good with these. I hope you are right and it surprises me next year instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyc Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 My konjac died back a couple of weeks ago and I'm drying them off now. My paeoniifolius are still going strong but my koratensis are starting to look a bit shabby at the edges. On the other hand my abyssinicus have only just come into growth, and I'm a bit concerned they'll need more light than they'll get naturally. Anyone here have experience of using artificial light with Amorphos? The plants are from first year tubers and only about 400mm tall so it wouldn't be too difficult to rig something up. Cheers, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khelljuhg Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 Khelljuhg- That flower had no smell whatsoever!! Most disappointing! Oh, I see. Well, some people might know that we eat A. konjac here in Japan (We make a sort of food called 'konnyaku' from A. konjac tubers), and I wonder if A. titanum is edible as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aidan Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 A. paeoniifolius is widely grown as a food crop. So much so that its natural distribution is unknown. Which makes it a bit of a mystery as to why the tubers are so expensive. The plant is not exactly a rarity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob-Rah Posted August 2, 2007 Report Share Posted August 2, 2007 Sorry to resurrect this.... Can anyone tell us about soil types for these plants? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.