Years ago I had partially rotted amorphophallus titanum seeds grow. I let them dry out and planted them and they grew. Never give up the ship as long as there is some life left in the seed.
From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat@mobot.org>
To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@www.gizmoworks.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 8:59:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Recovering partially rotted Amorphophallus seeds
Dear Neil: I have no experience with the behavior you described and find it incredible that some of your seeds sort of gave you a second opportunity. Usually seeds are rather sensitive and just die if the conditions are bad. You must be living right!
Tom Croat
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From: aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@www.gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Neil Thompson
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2017 3:17 PM
To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com
Subject: [Aroid-l] Recovering partially rotted Amorphophallus seeds
Hello, I have a question for any experienced Amorphophallus growers on the list--
I decided to try my hand at growing large Amorphophallus from seed as a winter project. A winter project in Canada. Murphy's Law was in effect, and my seeds made the final leg of their journey the day after our warm weather ended. The result was a collection of sprouted A. titanum, A. decus-silvae, and A. gigas seeds in various states of shock. One third turned to mush very quickly, and another third showed signs of recovery and have been slowly but successfully growing.
What I'd like the collective opinion on is the other third: on these, the growth tips rotted, leaving nothing but a crater, but the seeds themselves remained firm. I kept these in cool, humid conditions in slightly damp sphagnum for several months. Two have now started new growths from around what would have been the root collar. The more developed of the two looks just like a normal growth tip, and the other has a pair of growths that look like they're well on their way.
So far I have one decus-silvae and one titanum with the new growths. I haven't been able to find any references to this online, so I'd like to know if it's something that's happened for others as well, or if it's unusual? My plan is to go ahead and treat them like any other sprouting Amorphophallus seed, unless someone has a better suggestion from their experience?
Thanks
Neil
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