[Aroid-l] Philodendron spathe

From: rhweeks at attglobal.net (Ron Weeks) on 2007.08.28 at 03:39:33(16169) Steve, It looks like a photo of a painting not a live plant. Attached are photos of two large meconostigmas. Philodendron eichleri is said to be a hybrid. The inflorescence is not quite as red as your photo. The unidentified philodendron from Brazil would be my first pick. It has the darkest red inflorescence of any meconostigmas I have seen and blooms form in recently emerged leaves. The spathe opening and curve to the spadix will vary throughout the two days they are open. ...Ron Weeks +More On Mon, 27 Aug 2007 18:35:24 -0400, ExoticRainforest wrote: > > > > Russ Hammer received this request from David Janas at the New York > Botanical Garden. He sent it to me and I contacted David. David is > trying to help a garden visitor but so far, we're stumped! Here's the > message and the photo. Do any of you recognize this beautiful spathe? > > " A visitor to the NYBG conservatory showed me a photo of a flower they > saw in Hawaii - it was clearly a Philodendron of some kind but P. > insigne was all I could think of to say, but it had a bright red spathe > inside and out, with a pure white spadix that was well enclosed except > for the very upper portion. The whole infloresence had a very narrow > appearance. The leaves are not very clear in the photo but appear to be > in a fairly dense rosette and have rather ruffled and wavy edges. The > visitor was satisfied with Philodendron, but now I am curious and I > can't seem to find a good source to help me identify it." > > If anyone knows this beautiful plant please let us all know and I'll > send Dave the link. > > Steve Lucas > www.ExoticRainforest.com > ************************************** -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Philo eichleri-28r.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 130939 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070827/4b60bfb2/attachment-0001.jpg -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Philo-from Brazil-81r.JPG Type: image/jpeg Size: 64081 bytes Desc: not available Url : http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/private/aroid-l/attachments/20070827/4b60bfb2/attachment-0001.jpeg

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