STOP PRESSES!

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1998.06.07 at 03:26:53(2237) EXTRA EXTRA!!! STOP PRESSES!! During a visit to Fairchild Tropical Garden in Miami this morning it was discovered that at least one plant of Amorphophallus titanum (Becc.) has an inflorescence bud that is about 24" tall, with just the tip of the spadix visible at it`s apex! Craig Allen (it`s "keeper") was summoned, and had been keeping his eye on it for some time and hoping for an inflorescence, but +More suspected that it might turn out to be a leaf. Another "point" is making it`s presence known in yet another huge pot containing another tuber of this species, and based on it`s thickness (only about 6" tall at this time) just may be another bloom!!! Several other plants of this species, all from wild collected seed by DR. Jim Symon (who passed away on October 10th. 1995) are all growing and at different stages of development, as are several other BEAUTIFUL Aroids. This noteworthy event in the Aroid world shows that the recent blooming of another small plant of this generally larger species by Kathy Upton was not a fluke occurrence.

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