Re: [Aroid-l] Sauromatums, hardy and giant

From: Tony Avent tony at plantdelights.com> on 2005.07.06 at 11:16:09(13138) Steve: Great question about the giant form of Sauromatum. We coined the term after measuring plants that we had ordered from an Indian Nursery several years ago. There were differences in the size of the leaf, the edge of the leaf, the size of the flower, the type of stem pattern, etc. We thought that these would come true from seed, but after 3 years, we find this is not the case and have stopped selling them for now. You can see still see photos on our website. It is possible that they are cross pollinating with the normal types in our garden. It is my assumption that they come from some part of India, but I have been to this region to study the plants in the wild. In our garden, the giant ones are astonishing. I guess I will have to resort to tissue culture. I hope someone who has studied these in the wild will comment further. +More At 01:43 AM 7/6/2005 -0500, you wrote: >I've grown the usual Typhonium/Sauromatum venosum outdoors here in NW Arkansas >for 15+ years now with no special care or winter protection (and little or no >supplmental water in summer for that matter) and agree with Deni - tough as old >boots. We usually see +38 C days in summer, often with no rain for weeks and, >very rarely, -28 C as an overnight winter low with no snow cover but lots of >winter rain. I have inflorescences and seed set every year. > >I've got a couple of questions about the giant form, though, which I only >acquired a year ago from a friend in a somewhat milder climate - has anyone >tested its hardiness? Is it as tough as the "common" variety? > >Also, does anyone know the background on the giant form? Are we talking one >clone, or are there several large clones in cultivation? Is it/are they from a >distinct area? Is it/are they just genetically large diploids, or is there some >polyploidy going on? Has anyone had seed set on the/a giant form, and if >so was it viable? (Yes, I know with that level of offset production no one >needs to grow sauromatum from seed, but surely someone has tried just from >academic curiosity...) > >Steve > >-- Steve Marak >-- samarak@gizmoworks.com >_______________________________________________ >Aroid-l mailing list >Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > Tony Avent Plant Delights Nursery @ Juniper Level Botanic Garden 9241 Sauls Road Raleigh, NC 27603 USA Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F USDA Hardiness Zone 7b email tony@plantdelights.com website http://www.plantdel.com phone 919 772-4794 fax 919 772-4752 "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least three times" - Avent _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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