Amorphophallus konjac in the heat

From: markdim at azstarnet.com (Mark A. Dimmitt) on 1998.07.01 at 13:14:15(2397) I've grown A. konjac in Tucson for almost 20 years. There have been times when I lost most of the corms over the winter and occasionally during summer. But in recent years my largest one has flowered three years in a row in a 15-gallon pot. This spring I potted it into a 24" tub and put it into an uncooled greenhouse with two open sides. The temperature inside has been hitting 110 every day for a couple of weeks now. The house is wet down by overhead sprinklers 8 times a day. The leaf is over 6 feet across and is verdant green so far. So don't give up on it in the South? On the other hand, the A. paeoniifolius next to it is declining. I've found it to be more heat sensitive and can't keep it healthy outside the climate-controlled greenhouse. Mark +More *************************************************************** Mark Dimmitt Tucson, Arizona USA ***************************************************************

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