Images of my A. titanum

From: markdim at azstarnet.com (Mark A. Dimmitt) on 1997.11.26 at 15:53:39(1661) A few months ago I asked this group what to do with my titanum which will soon be taller than my greenhouse. I didn't get any viable solutions, but I'm safe for another year. The new leaf of the larger plant is touching the roof of my nine-foot greenhouse. The smaller one divided into two corms again and both are much smaller than the bigger one. Krzysztof Kozminski put four images of the leaf expansion on his page and on the MoBot aroid site: http://ng.netgate.net/~kk/Araceae/Amorphophallus/titanum.A.html (Thanks, Krzysztof) What to do for the next cycle in about 15 months? Perhaps I can maintain it at this size by not potting up, but this goes against my grain. I'm into pushing everything to its limits, even if it exceeds my own! I have a 14-foot tall greenhouse, but it isn't cooled and I've found that these plants collapse after several weeks at 110+ degrees F. Tom Gibson told me that titanum can flower at the size of my bigger plant; can anyone corroborate this? I'd love to see it flower before I send it to greener pastures. +More I have a question about another aroid, most visible in the second image. My Dracontium pittieri has a thick, 8-foot tall petiole, but the leaf blade is crinkled and dwarfed, only spreads two feet. It does not have spider mites or any other visible pest. Anyone know what might be wrong? I got it from Tom Gibson -- are you on this list, Tom? *************************************************************** Mark Dimmitt Tucson, Arizona USA ***************************************************************

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