bulbifer bulb

From: taxonomy at verizon.net (Alice Nicolson) on 2007.10.02 at 16:19:19(16373) Help - I have young Amorphophallus bulbifer plant, grown from seed, and the current leaf has a bulbil , now about 1 cm, which is now off the senescent leaf. I assume that I can plant this but don't know when - immediately or in early spring? - and which end is up? No particular growing point that I can see - suggestions please! Alice Nicolson +More Arlington VA, Z7 - and all I grow is the pesky bulbous aroids!

From: atetzlaff at rogers.com (ALLAN TETZLAFF) on 2007.10.02 at 19:22:28(16375) They seem quite resilient, so don't panic..... I've grown lots and lots of them like this. I would just store it dry along side of the bulb it came off of.... when that bulb starts to grow again, plant the bulbil at the same time. It doesn't matter which way up, it will grow and make it's bulb so that next time you'll look at a normal bulb and will be able to tell... Allan +More Alice Nicolson wrote: Help - I have young Amorphophallus bulbifer plant, grown from seed, and the current leaf has a bulbil , now about 1 cm, which is now off the senescent leaf. I assume that I can plant this but don't know when - immediately or in early spring? - and which end is up? No particular growing point that I can see - suggestions please! Alice Nicolson Arlington VA, Z7 - and all I grow is the pesky bulbous aroids! _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20071002/7d1875c9/attachment.htm

From: ronmchatton at aol.com (ronmchatton at aol.com) on 2007.10.02 at 21:07:20(16379) Alice: First, it really doesn't matter which surface you put up.? These bulbils do not have a pronounced growing point and, if you what them as they sprout, it can happen just about any place on the surface of the bulbil and I've seen several points green up simultaneously but rather quickly one of them will become apically dominant and the others are just sort of resorbed into the bulbil. Am. bulbifer can be stored dry and I've even had bulbils as small as the head of a hat pin survive sitting on the shelf.? You can pot it now and not water it or you can drop it on the surface of a little pot of potting medium and watch it.? The last several seasons, I've rounded up the bulbils that are produced and dropped them on the mother plant pot.? That works pretty well and you don't lose them. Ron McHatton +More Central Florida -----Original Message----- From: Alice Nicolson To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com Sent: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 12:19 pm Subject: [Aroid-l] bulbifer bulb Help - I have young Amorphophallus bulbifer plant, grown from seed, and the current leaf has a bulbil , now about 1 cm, which is now off the senescent leaf. I assume that I can plant this but don't know when - immediately or in early spring? - and which end is up? No particular growing point that I can see - suggestions please! Alice Nicolson Arlington VA, Z7 - and all I grow is the pesky bulbous aroids! _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ________________________________________________________________________ Email and AIM finally together. You've gotta check out free AOL Mail! - http://mail.aol.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20071002/b6e1e6f8/attachment.htm

From: harrywitmore at witmore.net (Harry Witmore) on 2007.10.03 at 21:23:40(16386) I just remove them from the leaf and let them dry well and then store them dry until late spring when I plant them in potting mix. They always come up. Harry Witmore +More Cloud Jungle Epiphytes HYPERLINK "http://www.cloudjungle.com/"www.cloudjungle.com _____ From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of ALLAN TETZLAFF Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:22 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] bulbifer bulb They seem quite resilient, so don't panic..... I've grown lots and lots of them like this. I would just store it dry along side of the bulb it came off of.... when that bulb starts to grow again, plant the bulbil at the same time. It doesn't matter which way up, it will grow and make it's bulb so that next time you'll look at a normal bulb and will be able to tell... Allan Alice Nicolson wrote: Help - I have young Amorphophallus bulbifer plant, grown from seed, and the current leaf has a bulbil , now about 1 cm, which is now off the senescent leaf. I assume that I can plant this but don't know when - immediately or in early spring? - and which end is up? No particular growing point that I can see - suggestions please! Alice Nicolson Arlington VA, Z7 - and all I grow is the pesky bulbous aroids! _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0 - Release Date: 10/3/2007 12:00 AM No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.0 - Release Date: 10/3/2007 12:00 AM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20071003/54e81459/attachment-0001.htm

From: honeybunny442 at yahoo.com (Susan B) on 2007.10.05 at 00:43:35(16391) I'm glad this is so easy for everyone (else). I do have to chime in and say I've never been able to grow one from a bulbil, although I try every year- if I store dry they shrivel up and disappear before spring. If I put them in dirt, the same thing... Susan +More --------------------------------- Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads at Yahoo! Search. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20071004/7a6473c4/attachment.htm

From: gcyao at mydestiny.net (George Yao) on 2007.10.05 at 16:01:54(16398) Susan, Last year, I saw my A. dactylifer grew a bulbil at the apex of the petiole, so I tried an experiment growing it. After the leaf dropped, I planted the bulbil, but shortly thereafter it had turned brownish-black when I checked. Fearing that it was starting to rot, I removed it from the pot, cleaned it, and put it in a covered clear plastic cup so that I can keep an eye on it. To prevent it from drying out, I moistened it once in a while. It very slowly transformed into a tiny tuber with a growing point. After still sometime, it started to grow roots and that's when I planted it again. George Yao +More Metro-Manila Philippines At 10/5/2007 08:43 AM, you wrote: >I'm glad this is so easy for everyone (else). I do have to chime in >and say I've never been able to grow one from a bulbil, although I >try every year- if I store dry they shrivel up and disappear before >spring. If I put them in dirt, the same thing... >Susan -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.488 / Virus Database: 269.14.1/1050 - Release Date: 10/4/2007 5:03 PM

From: crogers at ecoanalysts.com (D. Christopher Rogers) on 2007.10.05 at 16:09:30(16399) Hiyer, Susan! I let mine air dry for a day, then I dust them with cinnamon, place them in egg cartons, and store them in a plastic box. If I put them on the shelf they do shrivel. If you want to leave them in the soil, they should be either in a greenhouse, or set the pot on a tray full of damp sand. At the University greenhouse, A. bulbifer is a weed, dropping bulbils all over, which come up in pots that they are not supposed to be in. Good luck, Christopher +More D. Christopher Rogers Invertebrate Ecologist/Taxonomist ((,///////////=====< EcoAnalysts, Inc. (530) 406-1178 707 Dead Cat Alley Suite 201 Woodland, CA 95695 USA ? Invertebrate Taxonomy ? Invertebrate Ecological Studies ? Bioassessment and Study Design ? Endangered Invertebrate Species ? Invasive Invertebrate Species ? Periphyton/ Phytoplankton ? Zooplankton Moscow, ID ? Bozeman, MT ? Woodland, CA ? Joplin, MO ? Selinsgrove, PA www.ecoanalysts.com -----Original Message----- From: aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces at gizmoworks.com]On Behalf Of Susan B Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2007 5:44 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] bulbifer bulb I'm glad this is so easy for everyone (else). I do have to chime in and say I've never been able to grow one from a bulbil, although I try every year- if I store dry they shrivel up and disappear before spring. If I put them in dirt, the same thing... Susan _____ Luggage? GPS? Comic books? Check out fitting gifts for grads mail&p=graduation+gifts&cs=bz> at Yahoo! Search. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20071005/5ff257eb/attachment.htm

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