Titanum at National Botanic Garden, Washinton, D.C.

From: "Derek Burch" derek at horticulturist.com> on 2003.07.22 at 16:50:53(10422) Craig Phillips reports that an Amorphophallus titanum which was seed-sprouted by Fanny Phillips from seed that was donated from Sumatra by Dr. James Symon ten years ago, is now of large size and about to bloom at the National Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. Derek Burch +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Wilbert Hetterscheid Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 10:49 AM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Variegated Amorphophallus Dear Chanrit, I was out on a holiday, so I am a bit late in replying. Viral variegation is usually streaky whereas true cellular variegation is often a mosaic or chequers pattern or any really regular pattern (lines, bands etc. at regular intervals). It is not always easy to distinguish both but in your plants I highly suspect the viral kind. Get rid of them soon or they will infect other plants via vectors like aphids and white flies. I have had the trouble in my Typhoniums. One aphid invasion one year, half of the collection infected with virus next season....... Cheerio, Wilbert > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Chanrit Sinhabaedya > Verzonden: zondag 6 juli 2003 17:52 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] Variegated Amorphophallus > > > Dear Wilbert, > > Two of them I recently got as a wild-collected plants from a > different > locality. > And another one came from an ordinary green leaved plant > which I collected > last year. > > How could I tell the different between variegation and viral > infection on > plants? > > Thanks, > > Chanrit > > > >From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" > >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > >To: > >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Variegated Amorphophallus > >Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2003 17:32:30 +0200 > > > >Chanrit, > > > >As funny as it may seem but you have a serious virus problem > there. It may > >be restricted to the plants in focus but when they got it > all at the same > >moment, you have a viral agent in your surroundings that you > better get rid > >of (aphids? White fly?). > > > >Cheerio, > >Wilbert > > > > > > > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > > > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > > > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Chanrit Sinhabaedya > > > Verzonden: vrijdag 4 juli 2003 17:08 > > > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > > > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] Variegated Amorphophallus > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > What do you think about these freak Amorphophallus? > > > > > > http://photos.yahoo.com/cuddlypark > > > > > > The top-left one is Amorphophallus paeonifolius. The > > > top-right is one of > > > Pseudodracontium but I don't know which one. > > > And last one is Amorphophallus sp. > > > > > > > > > :) > > > Chanrit Sinhabaedya > > > Bangkok Thailand. > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > Protect your PC - get McAfee.com VirusScan Online > > > http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid963 > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?pageþatures/junkmail >

From: Riley2362 at aol.com on 2003.07.22 at 18:25:26(10424) Is 10-year old about the "normal" age for a first flowering of Amorphophallus titanum? Michael Riley in NYC +More (looking at his 3 year old young'un standing 5' tall in an 8" pot, only 2' from the HID light and wondering when to evict the upstairs tenant.)

From: "Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden" htbg at ilhawaii.net> on 2003.07.22 at 19:11:41(10425) Michael, The time it takes for the plant to is very much up to the environment in which it is grown, I think. In my personal garden at home, I have just (last week) flowered a Titan that was only five years old from seed. It is planted in the ground, in a well drained site, receiving full sun for about an hour mid-day and otherwise in dappled shade. The total height of the inflorescence was just over four feet; so it was a small example of the potential. The tuber was never dug up to check on the condition or size of the corm. +More Interestingly, the spathe opened quite rapidly during the evening of July 17th. With great anticipation I awaited the infamous stench... but, that never occurred. Quite to my surprise, the spathe closed back up around the spadix late the following afternoon! Prying open the spathe, I found copious quantities of pollen had been shed over the receptive stigmas and a heavy layer of pollen lay in the bowl at the bottom of the spathe. It appears to have selfed! Again, much to my dismay! This event was not announced as I did not want a stampede to my door and I rather feared that the "stink" may blow my cover. Thanks for small blessings! Scott > Is 10-year old about the "normal" age for a first flowering of Amorphophallus > titanum? > Michael Riley in NYC > (looking at his 3 year old young'un standing 5' tall in an 8" pot, only 2' > from the HID light and wondering when to evict the upstairs tenant.) > >

From: "Craig Allen" callen at fairchildgarden.org> on 2003.07.22 at 20:00:20(10427) The first A. titanum 'Mr. Stinky' that bloomed at Fairchild Tropical Garden was only 5 years old the first time it bloomed. The second 'Alice the Amorphophallus' was 6 years old. The last to bloom was 'Audrey lll' and it was 10 years old at first bloom. That of course was grown in Miami's almost tropical weather with lots of fertilizer. One common factor was that each had a tuber over 30 pounds when they first bloomed. Atlanta Botanical Garden and Marie Selby Botanical Garden (Sarasota, Fl.) bloomed plants at 5 and 6 years old from seed. All 3 gardens had plants from the same Wilbert Hetterscheid/Dr James Symon seed collection. Craig M. Allen +More Conservatory Manager Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables (Miami), FL 33156 Telephone: 305.667.1651, ext.3320 Fax: 305.667.6930 Email: callen@fairchildgarden.org Web: www.fairchildgarden.org -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 2:25 PM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Titanum at National Botanic Garden, Washinton, D.C. Is 10-year old about the "normal" age for a first flowering of Amorphophallus titanum? Michael Riley in NYC (looking at his 3 year old young'un standing 5' tall in an 8" pot, only 2' from the HID light and wondering when to evict the upstairs tenant.)

From: "WEAVER,BILL (HP-USA,ex1)" bill.weaver at hp.com> on 2003.07.22 at 20:54:33(10428) Have they set up a web cam or other way to keep up to date on its' status? Bill +More -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:51 AM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: [aroid-l] Titanum at National Botanic Garden, Washinton, D.C. Craig Phillips reports that an Amorphophallus titanum which was seed-sprouted by Fanny Phillips from seed that was donated from Sumatra by Dr. James Symon ten years ago, is now of large size and about to bloom at the National Botanic Garden in Washington, D.C. Derek Burch -

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