RE: A.lewallei

From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at vkc.nl> on 1998.01.26 at 17:17:16(1879) Dear MJ, I am surprised to read about the rhizomatous first "tuber" of lewallei seedlings. My own seedlings always produced a tuber. What do you do to the seedlings? Could it be that you broke off the offsets and missed the small main tubers? I know that even the tiniest tubers of lewallei produce the typical rhizomatous offsets. It is only logical that they won't grow right away just after the onset of dormancy. The tips of these offsets often seem to be in development when dug up, so that figures. But that is not to say they will develop leaves. They are just "grown" by the main tuber that feeds them and keeps them elongating. All this makes me fear you have missed the main tubers, or they have rotted away before digging up. Rhizomatous offsets generally are prone to desiccation when still small, thin etc. Better keep 'em in soil. Cheers, Wilbert +More > ---------- > From: MJ Hatfield[SMTP:oneota@ames.net] > Reply To: aroid-l@mobot.org > Sent: zaterdag 24 januari 1998 5:54 > To: hetter@vkc.nl > Subject: A.lewallei > > I've been growing Amorphophallus lewallei from seed. They seem to take > a > long time to go into their first dormancy (or is it their second?). > When > the petioles died back, I dug the small tubers only to find > longitudinal > "shoots". These "shoots" appear to be actively growing. Not knowing > what > to do, I replanted some. I just checked and they are fine, although no > change. The others I stored dry in brown paper bags. Upon checking > they > have turned green and don't look as healthy as they did when I first > dug > them. > > Any comments, general or specific, or suggestions? > > Thank you. > > MJ Hatfield >

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