Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus costatus flowering

From: Adam Black <epiphyte1 at earthlink.net> on 1970.01.01 at 00:00:00(18790) Eric, Up the road at Kanapaha Bot. Gardens in Gainesville, FL we have one konjac near the entrance that has always flowered at this exact time (early December), while all others in a seperate mass planting of A. konjac flower around March-April. I can't think of any differing conditions between these two plantings that might affect flowering times. I have always found this one plant on a "reverse cycle" to be very interesting. Considering A. konjac's temperate natural range I wouldn't think a winter flowering period would be an effective adaptation - that is assuming this is a clone that is programmed to bloom at this time and not being stimulated by something yet to be determined. Come to think of it, I haven't been paying attention to our confused plant lately and will have to check and see if it has tried to send up an inflorescence , which most likely has already been knocked back by our recent freezes. Adam Black +More ----Original Message----- >From: Eric Schmidt >Sent: Dec 10, 2008 10:03 AM >To: Discussion of aroids >Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus costatus flowering > >Thanks for the ID Wilbert. > >Thats kind of disappointing but its alright, we never >have gotten A. konjac to grow here, the nematodes in >our sandy soil always get them. I will keep this one >potted up. Now we have a flowering specimen. > >It has opened today and is emitting odor. Is that >abnormal for the leaf to have died down and then an >inflorescence come up a month and a half later, and it >is in Dec. ? > >http://tinyurl.com/6rys5c > >http://tinyurl.com/63f5a8 > >http://tinyurl.com/6rt6sf > >http://tinyurl.com/6pyol2 > > >Eric >Leu Gardens >Orlando,FL > > > > > > > >--- Wilbert Hetterscheid wrote: > >> Hi Eric, >> >> I am afraid it is The Great Invader......... Am. >> konjac. You've been >> had............. >> >> Cheers, >> Wilbert >> >> >> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- >> > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com >> > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens >> Eric Schmidt >> > Verzonden: maandag 8 december 2008 21:53 >> > Aan: Discussion of aroids >> > Onderwerp: [Aroid-l] Amorphophallus costatus >> flowering >> > >> > I assume this is Amorphophallus costatus. It was >> donated a >> > few months ago and had this tag and a A. >> > macrorhizus tag in it. The leaf died down about a >> month and a >> > half ago and now the inflorescence is coming up. >> Does this >> > one get a bad odor? >> > >> > >> > >> > http://tinyurl.com/64x6y6 >> > >> > >> > http://tinyurl.com/5fpb3s >> > >> > >> > >> > Eric >> > Leu Gardens >> > Orlando,FL >> > >> > >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Aroid-L mailing list >> > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >> > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Aroid-L mailing list >> Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >> http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >> > > > > >_______________________________________________ >Aroid-L mailing list >Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com >http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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