Re:A. titanum offsets/type of .

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2006.05.22 at 09:19:58(14273) Reply-To: Discussion of aroids To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Re: titanum produces offsets . Date: Sun, 21 May 2006 19:51:41 -0400 Hi Julius, Yes, OK, but splitting into multiple smaller tubers is not the same as producing offsets like the tuber in the photo did! That one had clearly produced rhizomatous offsets. You're not saying titanum can be made to do *that*, are you? -Ken Julius Boos wrote: +More Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:52 PM To : Discussion of aroids Subject : [Aroid-l] Re: titanum at ebay Germany Dear Friends, Contary to common belief and most literature, A. titanum can be made to and does produce offsets. Craig Allen, who used to be at Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami, and who was one of if not THE best A. titanum grower who I know of, reported the following on his cultivation methods for this species. The artice appears in an older issue of 'Aroideana'. If you wanted a major increase in tuber size and possible blooming (and who does not dream of that!), you should use an over-sized potting container. By accident, Craig found that if you under-potted a tuber of A. titanum in too small a pot, the tuber would then grow in this constricted space, but oftentimes would split into several/many offsets. Julius W.P.B., FLORIDA That first ebay plant is not a titanum, for sure. You can clearly see scars from where offsets were removed and titanum doesn't produce offsets. The tuber is so dirty I won't hazard an ID, but a dirty konjac could look like that. -Ken<< StroWi@t-online.de wrote: Thanks, Ken, Marek and Lord P(lant taxonomist), and look what I found now: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&itemw68589111&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 A konjac or something else? Some titanum were offered around the time of the bloom of the triple flower bud titanum in Bonn; some before the bloom in Bonn for 40 to 52 Euro and one after the bloom; that had some effect: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&itemw66324186&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Good growing, Bernhard. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l MSN Home | My MSN | Hotmail | Shopping | Money | People & Chat Sign out of .NET Passport sites Web Search: go to MSN Hotmail Today Mail Calendar Contacts Options | Help ju-bo@msn.com Free Newsletters Reply Reply | Reply All Reply All | Forward Forward | Delete Delete | Junk Mail Junk | Put In Folder Put in Folder | Print Print View | Contact Save Address Inbox Sent Messages Drafts Trash Can Report Junk E-Mail Report and Block Sender Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Sunday, May 21, 2006 11:51 PM To : Discussion of aroids Subject : Re: [Aroid-l] Re: titanum produces offsets . Hello Ken, I was just correcting a common misconception re: A. titanum not producing offsets. The type or shape of the offsets or divisions it does produce when underpotted I`m NOT familiar with, unfortunately. I`d have to go look for, find, and read Craig`s excellent article on his cultivation methods for this species to see if he mentions this aspect. Sorry! Julius Hi Julius, Yes, OK, but splitting into multiple smaller tubers is not the same as producing offsets like the tuber in the photo did! That one had clearly produced rhizomatous offsets. You're not saying titanum can be made to do *that*, are you? -Ken<< Julius Boos wrote: From : Ken Mosher Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Sunday, May 21, 2006 4:52 PM To : Discussion of aroids Subject : [Aroid-l] Re: titanum at ebay Germany Dear Friends, Contary to common belief and most literature, A. titanum can be made to and does produce offsets. Craig Allen, who used to be at Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami, and who was one of if not THE best A. titanum grower who I know of, reported the following on his cultivation methods for this species. The artice appears in an older issue of 'Aroideana'. If you wanted a major increase in tuber size and possible blooming (and who does not dream of that!), you should use an over-sized potting container. By accident, Craig found that if you under-potted a tuber of A. titanum in too small a pot, the tuber would then grow in this constricted space, but oftentimes would split into several/many offsets. Julius W.P.B., FLORIDA That first ebay plant is not a titanum, for sure. You can clearly see scars from where offsets were removed and titanum doesn't produce offsets. The tuber is so dirty I won't hazard an ID, but a dirty konjac could look like that. -Ken<< StroWi@t-online.de wrote: Thanks, Ken, Marek and Lord P(lant taxonomist), and look what I found now: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&itemw68589111&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 A konjac or something else? Some titanum were offered around the time of the bloom of the triple flower bud titanum in Bonn; some before the bloom in Bonn for 40 to 52 Euro and one after the bloom; that had some effect: http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&itemw66324186&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Good growing, Bernhard. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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