Ambrosinia bassii

From: Rand Nicholson <writserv at nbnet.nb.ca> on 1997.09.20 at 19:24:30(1279) Aroiders: I have just received somer tubers of Ambrosinia bassi and can't seem to get any cultural information on them. Any help, URLs, will be greatly appreciated. A picture would also be nice. Kind Regards, Rand +More Rand Nicholson New Brunswick Maritime Canada, Z 5b

From: Dick <Dick at rmy.emory.edu> on 1997.09.22 at 15:03:46(1299) Hi folks, I just collected some fresh seed of Jack in the pulpit and I wondered what the recommended treatment was. Dick Wagner +More Atlanta

From: Fausto Ceni <cendot at spidernet.it> on 1997.09.23 at 16:19:31(1319) Rand Nicholson wrote: > > Aroiders: > > I have just received somer tubers of Ambrosinia bassi and can't seem to get > any cultural information on them. Any help, URLs, will be greatly > appreciated. A picture would also be nice. > A. bassi is a lovely little aroid that grows in west mediterranean. Leaves in october, inflorescence appearing from december to march and during a month or more. The spata is at soil level and indian-shoe like shaped (indians in Asia!!): very unusual. It is not rare but not easy to recognize in the wild. Despite the ecology description on Deni Bown's book, I have found and collect it at sea level in north Sardinia on flat terrain, on the border of where the water stays when it rains, on terrain deriving from siliceus rock, absolutely without limestone. Cultivation not difficult: dry summer (I think it is not necessary the "backing in the sun"), storage at 25-270C in shadow, but absolutely no rain, water from september to April/May, when the leaves are beginng to get yellow colour, exactly as many mediterranean winter growers. No idea on hardyness, but I think no more as zone 8. I will send you a picture. Good luck. Fausto +More -- Dr. Ing. Fausto CENI - Via Marsala 8 I-25122 BRESCIA (ITALY) Tf ++39 30 3756011 - Fax ++39 30 42435

From: "Carlo A. Balistrieri" <cabalist at facstaff.wisc.edu> on 1997.10.22 at 17:20:58(1462) Yes, it's one of the little ones but I'm thrilled to report my first flowering of Ambrosinia bassii. Its little elfin-slipper flowers are more interesting inside than out with maroon spotting and are pressed to the ground. They open just as the leaves are coming up and beginning to unfurl. Anyone have suggestions for a list of the smallest aroids? I'd like to compile one for Aroid-L (and my want list!). Carlo +More Carlo A. Balistrieri, J.D. Email: CABalist@facstaff.wisc.edu P.O. Box 327 Ashippun, WI 53003-0327 U.S.A. Voice: 414.569.1902 Telefax: same number, please call ahead.

From: Tom Croat <croat at mobot.org> on 1997.10.23 at 18:23:30(1474) Carlo: Before you get too excited about Ambrosina basii I should say that I have seen a fully developed Anthurium gracile (Rudge) Schott which was no larger than my thumb nail (including its inflorescence). This was no doubt a freak but it was real. Tom +More > > Yes, it's one of the little ones but I'm thrilled to report my first > flowering of Ambrosinia bassii. Its little elfin-slipper flowers are more > interesting inside than out with maroon spotting and are pressed to the > ground. They open just as the leaves are coming up and beginning to unfurl. > > Anyone have suggestions for a list of the smallest aroids? I'd like to > compile one for Aroid-L (and my want list!). > > Carlo > > > Carlo A. Balistrieri, J.D. Email: CABalist@facstaff.wisc.edu > P.O. Box 327 > Ashippun, WI 53003-0327 > U.S.A. > Voice: 414.569.1902 Telefax: same number, please call ahead. > > > -- Thomas B. Croat, Ph.D. P.A. Schulz Curator of Botany Missouri Botanical Garden P.O. Box 299 St. Louis, MO 63166-0299 phone: 314-577-5163; fax 314-577-9596; email croat@mobot.org

From: eduardo gomes goncalves <eggon at guarany.cpd.unb.br> on 1997.10.23 at 23:23:07(1478) On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Carlo A. Balistrieri wrote: > Anyone have suggestions for a list of the smallest aroids? I'd like to > compile one for Aroid-L (and my want list!). > > Carlo +More > Dear Carlo, Some forms of Spathicarpa hastifolia are very small when adult (less than 12cm tall). You can also add Pistia on your list. Best wishes, Eduardo.

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at classic.msn.com> on 1997.10.24 at 13:44:44(1488) ---------- Sent: Thursday, October 23, 1997 7:23 PM To: ju-bo@msn.com +More Subject: Re: Ambrosinia bassii On Wed, 22 Oct 1997, Carlo A. Balistrieri wrote: > Anyone have suggestions for a list of the smallest aroids? I'd like to > compile one for Aroid-L (and my want list!). > > Carlo > >>Dear Carlo, Some forms of Spathicarpa hastifolia are very small when adult (less than 12cm tall). You can also add Pistia on your list. Best wishes, Eduardo. << Dear Carlo, One for your list (and mine!) is the N. Australian Lazarum, discribed By Dr. A hay a few years ago. I can`t find my copy of the discription at the moment, but it is a true miniature, about 10 cm tall. The name also is nice, as Hay says that, like Lazarus, it seems to rise again from the dead! Unfortunately, I hear that this is one of the ones that will be "lumped" into Typhonium. Cheers, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

From: Rand Nicholson <writserv at nbnet.nb.ca> on 1997.12.04 at 23:09:06(1707) All: The bloom of my Ambrosinia bassii is finally starting to open and the bloom, itself, is starting to colour down. "Brown," or shades of, is inadequate to describe the outer spathe. With a magnifying glass and a little more time, I will be able to clearly discern the interior features of the spathe (this is more to my eyesight than to the need of a magnifying glass, I think). This tiny plant seems quite comfortable in Maritime Canada (New Brunswick), in a coolish south-western window as long as it is misted regularly. The sun, reflected from the snow, probably helps too. As a first time grower, this turned out to be an easy plant (for me) and well worth the while for those who like _small_. Kind Regards, Rand +More PS: Carlo - Just as you said: Fascinating and unique! PPS: Thanks again, Fausto! Rand Nicholson New Brunswick Maritime Canada, Z 5b

From: jbauer <"jbauer at concordnc.com" at concordnc.com> on 1997.12.05 at 04:19:01(1709) Rand Nicholson wrote: > > All: +More > > The bloom of my Ambrosinia bassii is finally starting to open and the > bloom, itself, is starting to colour down. "Brown," or shades of, is > inadequate to describe the outer spathe. With a magnifying glass and a > little more time, I will be able to clearly discern the interior features > of the spathe (this is more to my eyesight than to the need of a magnifying > glass, I think). > > This tiny plant seems quite comfortable in Maritime Canada (New Brunswick), > in a coolish south-western window as long as it is misted regularly. The > sun, reflected from the snow, probably helps too. As a first time grower, > this turned out to be an easy plant (for me) and well worth the while for > those who like _small_. > > Kind Regards, > > Rand > > PS: Carlo - Just as you said: Fascinating and unique! > > PPS: Thanks again, Fausto! > > Rand Nicholson > New Brunswick > Maritime Canada, Z 5b >

From: frances howey <fhowey at julian.uwo.ca> on 1997.12.06 at 04:07:30(1713) At 05:07 PM 12/4/97 -0600, you wrote: >All: > >The bloom of my Ambrosinia bassii is finally starting to open and the >bloom, itself, is starting to colour down. "Brown," or shades of, is >inadequate to describe the outer spathe. With a magnifying glass and a >little more time, I will be able to clearly discern the interior features >of the spathe (this is more to my eyesight than to the need of a magnifying >glass, I think). > >This tiny plant seems quite comfortable in Maritime Canada (New Brunswick), >in a coolish south-western window as long as it is misted regularly. The >sun, reflected from the snow, probably helps too. As a first time grower, >this turned out to be an easy plant (for me) and well worth the while for >those who like _small_. > >Kind Regards, > >Rand > > >PS: Carlo - Just as you said: Fascinating and unique! > >PPS: Thanks again, Fausto! > >Rand Nicholson >New Brunswick >Maritime Canada, Z 5b > > >Hi Rand: Did you start Ambrosinia bassii from seed or from a corm? And were you able to purchase it from a Canadian nursery/seed house? I have a collection of Biarum corms which came from Wisley Garden - they are planted on a south facing windowsill and so far are just sending up leaves, although one of them sent up a cute little maroon spathe and spadix in the open garden last June. Several have been left outside, in a sheltered spot and heavily mulched, just to see what happens. We usually get down to -28 but this winter is supposed to be mild. Fran Howey +More London, Ontario Zone 5b fhowey@julian.uwo.ca >

From: Fausto Ceni <cendot at spidernet.it> on 1997.12.06 at 22:51:58(1716) frances howey wrote: > > At 05:07 PM 12/4/97 -0600, you wrote: +More > >All: > > > >The bloom of my Ambrosinia bassii is finally starting to open and the > >bloom, itself, is starting to colour down. "Brown," or shades of, is > >inadequate to describe the outer spathe. With a magnifying glass and a > >little more time, I will be able to clearly discern the interior features > >of the spathe (this is more to my eyesight than to the need of a magnifying > >glass, I think). > > > >This tiny plant seems quite comfortable in Maritime Canada (New Brunswick), > >in a coolish south-western window as long as it is misted regularly. The > >sun, reflected from the snow, probably helps too. As a first time grower, > >this turned out to be an easy plant (for me) and well worth the while for > >those who like _small_. > > > >Kind Regards, > > > >Rand > > > > > >PS: Carlo - Just as you said: Fascinating and unique! > > > >PPS: Thanks again, Fausto! > > > >Rand Nicholson > >New Brunswick > >Maritime Canada, Z 5b > > > > > >Hi Rand: Did you start Ambrosinia bassii from seed or from a corm? And > were you able to purchase it from a Canadian nursery/seed house? I have a > collection of Biarum corms which came from Wisley Garden - they are planted > on a south facing windowsill and so far are just sending up leaves, although > one of them sent up a cute little maroon spathe and spadix in the open > garden last June. Several have been left outside, in a sheltered spot and > heavily mulched, just to see what happens. We usually get down to -28 but > this winter is supposed to be mild. > > Fran Howey > London, Ontario Zone 5b > fhowey@julian.uwo.ca > > Dear Fran I think that I am the biggest supplier of Ambrosinia bassi of the world and the most cheap too !! Some months ago I have distributed free to the friends of the Bulb List 50 tubers (flowering size), hundreds of little tubers and many seeds. Sorry that you have not seen my offer. Next year I will have some also for you (I hope). What about your Biarums? Species? How do they grow by you ? Have you seeds or little tubers? Fausto -- Dr. Ing. Fausto CENI - Via Marsala 8 I-25122 BRESCIA (ITALY) Tf ++39 30 3756011 - Fax ++39 30 42435 E-mail cendot@spidernet.it

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