Stopping the Stink

From: James Waddick <jwaddick at kc.rr.com> on 2009.03.30 at 16:00:38(19209) Dear Aroiders, I justread this entry at the Cistus Nursery site at http://www.cistus.com/mailorder/CistusMailOrderWinter2009.pdf Sauromatum venosum monarch of the east Striking, tuberous Araceae, the spring flowers (spathe) mottledin fleshy pink to metallic maroon and followed by an attractive, single leaf on a 2-3 ft petiole. Stunning,especially in flower. Very tropical. Also aromatic, redolent of fly-attracting odors that can be mitigated by aspray of water or left to work their own kind of magic. Half sun and regular summer water. Havingrecently been driven briefly out of the house by a blooming plant inthe basement, I wonder if this is true. Could I have simply sprayedthe inflorescence with water and eliminated the stink ? Anyonehave experience with this method? Manythanks. JimW. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA HTML +More Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + --============_-973693649==_ma============----============== 29339277327822603=

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2009.04.01 at 03:41:10(19211) Jim, Haven't tried it for Sauromatum/Typhonium/whatever it is this month, but I suspect it would work. About 1986 or so, walking by a room deep within Wal-Mart's general office I noticed a huge bouquet of Dracunculus vulgaris inflorescences in a vase. I'd never seen them before, and was so entranced that I buzzed about them like a fly, but there was no odor whatever, and none of her co-workers were the least upset. The lady who brought them in said that she "deodorized" them by washing the inflorescences out with a garden hose. I've tried it with equal success several times. Another option that works for me is to cut them and submerge in a bucket of water for a few hours (discarding the water, of course!). Steve +More On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, James Waddick wrote: > Dear Aroiders, > I just read this entry at the Cistus Nursery site at > > http://www.cistus.com/mailorder/CistusMailOrderWinter2009.pdf > > Sauromatum venosum monarch of the east > Striking, tuberous Araceae, the spring flowers (spathe) mottled in fleshy pink > to metallic maroon and followed > by an attractive, single leaf on a 2-3 ft petiole. Stunning, especially in > flower. Very tropical. Also aromatic, > redolent of fly-attracting odors that can be mitigated by a spray of water or > left to work their own kind of > magic. Half sun and regular summer water. > > Having recently been driven briefly out of the house by a blooming > plant in the basement, I wonder if this is true. Could I have simply sprayed > the inflorescence with water and eliminated the stink ? > > Anyone have experience with this method? > > Many thanks. Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: James Waddick <jwaddick at kc.rr.com> on 2009.04.02 at 18:32:23(19219) >About 1986 or so, walking by a room deep within Wal-Mart's general office >I noticed a huge bouquet of Dracunculus vulgaris inflorescences in a vase. > The lady who brought them in said that she "deodorized" them by washing >the inflorescences out with a garden hose. I've tried it with equal >success several times. +More Dear Steve, This story is pretty amazing First for someone to bring a bouquet of Dracunculus to an office - WOW ! And then just "washing out " the smell. If simply washing down the flowers to eliminate the smell is so common why is it so hard to find in the literature or on the web? I have never heard of this method before, but it must be common knowledge in 'some circles'. Couldn't find any thing on the web in this regard, Thanks for your experiences, too. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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