Gonatopus boivinii

From: Masaki Yamagata <yamagata at mahoroba.or.jp> on 1998.05.03 at 20:11:35(2076) Hi all I had Gonatopus boivinii, but have not bloomed heretofore. What will be necessary to bloom? And how will you let it propagation ? Please teach me! Masaki Yamagata +More Kyoto Japan

From: "William R. Caudill" <hortperson at email.msn.com> on 1999.02.19 at 00:50:31(3043) If anyone has any Gonatopus boivinii they want to thin out and get rid of please email me and we will see what we can work out. Bill Caudill

From: "Michael Pascall" mickpascall at hotmail.com> on 2002.11.25 at 11:27:27(9640) The extreme dry period here has enabled many of our plants of Gonatopus boivinii to set seed again.[I think] Last year I found one infructesence, but was to late to get a photo. These took a long time to germinate, only coming up a few months ago.Now with my handy 'digi-cam' I hope to get several shots of fruit forming on this plant. Michael Pascall, WHYANBEEL ARBORETUM,F.N.Q,AUSTRALIA +More _________________________________________________________________ Help STOP SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?pageþatures/junkmail

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at msn.com> on 2006.05.20 at 12:00:38(14238) Reply-To : Discussion of aroids Sent : Friday, May 19, 2006 9:02 PM To : Subject : [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus Gonatopus Boivinii Dear Steve, First off, it is not a species of Amorphophallus, but it belongs to a seperate genus of around 5 or so species that originate in S. E. Africa. In Florida, G. boivinii is considered by most growers to be an invasive pest, as it seems to spread everywhere in and around the greenhouses or growing benches. Like Zamioculcas, to which it is related, it grows easily from fallen or dropped leaflets. In Florida I have seen two 'forms' of this plant, both SAID to be G. boivinii, one has mottled petioles, and so has been called the 'giraffe knee' plant (because of the obvious geniculum or 'knee' half way up the petioles), but the other is all-green in color and can grow to about twice the size of the former. I don`t know if the two have ever been carefully compared to each other to know for certain if thay are the same species. It can be left growing all year, or dried off slowly and stored in its pot over the cool/dormant season. In Florida it is almost impossible to kill this very hardy plant. I hope this informatuion is of help. Julius +More WPB, Florida Can someone out there tell me about Amorphophallus Gonatopus Boivinii how does it like to be stored etc Thanks Steve -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.4.0/306 - Release Date: 4/9/2006 -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.0/342 - Release Date: 5/17/2006 _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Bluesea" chammer at cfl.rr.com> on 2006.05.21 at 02:47:13(14244) I'll ditto the part about G. boivinii being invasive. Every leaflet blown off by wind and into leaf litter among plants among my oaks became a tuber and then +More a plant. I finally had to hunt every one down and discard, and get rid of every one on the property. I'm still finding them once in awhile, this is the 'Giraffe Knee' type with mottled petiole. Tubers of this can get quite large. Russ central Fla _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Steve Hatfield" sehatfield at insightbb.com> on 2006.05.21 at 14:57:36(14250) I don’t think ill have to worry about that in central Indiana zone 5 hehe. So in about September just start withholding water until it crashes? Steve +More -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Bluesea Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2006 10:47 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Gonatopus boivinii I'll ditto the part about G. boivinii being invasive. Every leaflet blown off by wind and into leaf litter among plants among my oaks became a tuber and then a plant. I finally had to hunt every one down and discard, and get rid of every one on the property. I'm still finding them once in awhile, this is the 'Giraffe Knee' type with mottled petiole. Tubers of this can get quite large. Russ central Fla _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 5/19/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.6.1/344 - Release Date: 5/19/2006 _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "Leo A. Martin" leo at possi.org> on 2006.05.23 at 20:08:58(14294) > I'll ditto the part about G. boivinii being invasive. > Every leaflet blown off by wind and into leaf litter > among plants among my oaks became a tuber > and then a plant. Just move to Phoenix. They die quickly here. Leo Martin +More Phoenix Arizona USA _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: Steve Marak samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2006.06.06 at 04:20:43(14344) I don't think you can go wrong with this one no matter what you do. I'm also far enough north to have no fear that Gonatopus will survive the winter outdoors, so it's been in my small greenhouse for years now. It's not a weed for me - in fact I like it - but it is amazingly durable, and surprisingly sneaky. I've never had it set fruit, despite having several clones, so I know the little ones must be from leaflets that rooted, but I don't understand how the leaflets get from a low shelf on one side of the room to a high shelf on the other. And I don't understand how they can thrive both in rock-hard soil I haven't watered for months and in a pot in my carnivorous plant tray sitting in standing water. But they do. As long as it gets some water while it's in active growth, and you back off on the water when the leaf starts to fade, you should be OK. The leaf will fade, eventually, on its own, but mine do not pay any attention to the seasons outdoors - I've been waiting for many months for a couple to go dormant so I can send them to someone I owe. Steve +More On Mon, 5 Jun 2006, gareth brook wrote: > I hope my plant does well enough to be able to worry about finding new ones > all over the place. First I have to worry about waking it up. Do I leave it > dry until it shoots or is moisture needed. Gareth London > > ======================================== > Message Received: May 21 2006, 05:44 PM > From: "Steve Hatfield" > To: "'Discussion of aroids'" > Cc: > Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Gonatopus boivinii > > I don't think ill have to worry about that in central Indiana zone 5 hehe. > So in about September just start withholding water until it crashes? Steve -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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