Re: [Aroid-l] An Amorphophallus gigas blooms in California

From: "Weaver, Bill" <bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2009.05.23 at 10:10:00 (Don't let Wilbert hear you say that) I am hoping to harvest the pollen. The tricky part is telling when it is ready. It hasn't started to smell yet so I'm not sure it is mature yet. From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of bonaventure@optonline.net Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2009 2:14 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] An Amorphophallus gigas blooms in California Hi Bill,   Can you save some pollen in an envelope and keep dry and refrigerate? Some of us would like to try to make Amorphophallus hybrids.   Bonaventure Magrys Cliffwood Beach, NJ   ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi Bill, Please keep posting photos. I had to get rid of my  A. gigas. It was just to big for my place. It is wonderful to see yours doing so well. I wish I could help you with the timeline, but mine did'nt get that far along. If you can also please post your description of the smell. I know that sounds weird, but I was always fascinated by how the different species can smell so different. Thanks, Garland -------------- Original message from "Weaver, Bill" <bill.weaver@hp.com>: -------------- > We've been discussing this with our west coast aroid group and I realized that I > forgot > to send it to the larger group. > > I've got an Amorphophallus gigas starting to bloom and I was wondering if anyone > else has had any experience with this and can give me some sort of idea what to > expect time line wise. (The attached photos will give some idea how far it has > developed) > > Thank You > > Bill Weaver --_000_28113A0489833849A1CF9EC16F42154351B6EE3616GVW1097EXBame_----===============0578084057786410295==

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