RE: [Aroid-l] Synandrospadix fruits

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2004.10.28 at 09:26:39(12320) >From: >Reply-To: Discussion of aroids >To: "'Discussion of aroids'" >Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Synandrospadix fruits >Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 09:26:54 -0400 > Dear Denis, I am glad to hear that you have seedlings of adult size from that set of seed, as Bobby`s 'mother' plant was the largest of that species that I have seen or heard of, this was before it sucumbed to a nematode attack. It bore multiple blooms and many infructesences at one time. I look forward to seeing one of its offspring from you at a future Miami IAS show! Good Growing, Julius +More >We just harvested and planted all our Synandrospadix vermitoxicus seeds >in September. The Mother plant started to go dormant right before the >Aroid show and we took off the orangey green to yellow fruits before the >plant totally fell apart. Our Original plants came from Julius Boos >several years ago, probably seedlings from the plant whose fruit he >tasted. We sowed ours on the surface of a Peat & Perlite soil mix in our >shade house with our Anthurium Seedlings. We did not cover them, just >depressed them into surface of soil so that they sat in a dimple. They >will receive regular waterings along with all the rest of the germinated >seedlings and liner plants on the bench, and normal day & night light >conditions. Hopefully they will germinate and grow. Happy planting & >Good Luck. > >Denis >Silver Krome Gardens, Inc >Homestead Florida > > >-----Original Message----- >From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com >[mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Julius Boos >Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 10:16 AM >To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com >Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Synandrospadix fruits > > > >From: LMassey628@aol.com > >Reply-To: Discussion of aroids > >To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > >Subject: [Aroid-l] Synandrospadix fruits > >Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 19:04:12 EDT > > >Hello Linda, >Congrats of your fruiting Synandrospadix! This S. American native >certainly is a lovely plant! My friend Bobby used to have one of the >largest speciens of this plant that I had ever heard of, but it became >infected w/ nematodes and quickly declined. His used to bear MANY >blooms during the summer months here in S. Florida, and as a consequence >it also produced MANY fruits! I do NOT recomend anyone doing what I >am about to say I did, but the fruits were so big and juicy, I tasted >one and found it to be quite sweet and flavorful. I have reported this >'experiment' on this list some time ago. We cleaned the skin and flesh >off the large seeds by washing and the use of a toothbrush, and planted >the seeds just 1/2 covered with moist soil, and covered the pot w/ >plastic wrap with many small holes/slits poked in it. The pot was >kept moist in a warm, well-lit area with NO direc t sun, and most >germinated over a period of about a year, some more quickly than others. >I hope that this info. helps. Please keep us informed. >Sincerely, >Julius > >Hello > > > >My Synandrospadix seems to have made 13 plump yellow fruits. I have >not > >squashed any to see if they contain seeds. Does anyone have any >suggestions about > >how I should treat them ? > > > >I think this is a wonderful plant for a prominent spot in a garden. It >has > >very elegant and eye-catching glossy, wavy leaves that beg to be >noticed. I > >had an article about this plant accompanied by three photos in our >local paper > >in September. > > > >Linda > >_______________________________________________ > >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 _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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