[Aroid-l] Amorphophallus from Thailand

From: epiphyte1 at earthlink.net (Adam Black) on 2007.11.02 at 05:22:12(16639) I purchased an imported A. pygmaeus tuber at the IAS show and sale in September 2004. It did not emerge until this past spring - two and a half years later! Each spring, it appeared like it was going to do something (the growing point beginning to develop slightly) but it would just sit that way and then shrink back towards late summer. I kept it potted during the normal growing season, providing regular moisture to hopefully stimulate growth, and when nothing would happen I would store the tuber dry for the winter. Despite this long rest, the leaf that finally emerged this year appeared perfectly healthy and robust, and hasn't showed any signs yet of wanting to go dormant. Another species that I purchased that same year (2004) took about 18 months to break dormancy, but appears to be on schedule now. Adam Black +More John Ludwig wrote: >I have seen a few species of Amorphophallus from Thailand offered on >eBay lately. > >A friend told me that he had purchased some in years past and that >quite a few did not break dormancy for more than 18 months after he >purchased them. > >Has anyone had similar outcome's? > >I am hesitant to purchase these tuber's. > > >Thank you all for any information you are willing to share. > >John >_______________________________________________ >Aroid-L mailing list >Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > > >

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