Re: Amorphophallus Bloomings

From: "Julius Boos" <ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 1999.05.23 at 04:03:37(3389) >We have our first Amorphophallus lambii blooming currently. The tuber was collected in 1996. It is a spectacular bloom for its first try. Last week, A. hirsutus also bloomed. This was the fourth plant to flower since we collected them in 1997. The first two were interesting. One of these plants put up a inflorescence and a leaf at the same time, the other plant produced just the inflorescence. Last year, another plant produced an average bloom. This year's plant has produced an impressive inflorescence. We have not been able to get the blooms to set seed. However, we are trying to propagate them by buds that form in the leaf bract. Reggie Whitehead +More South Miami, Florida<< Dear Reggie, Congrats!!! A. lambii is certainly one of the more spectacular species, and for those of 'us' who do not know it, you can see it in Aroideana Vol. 19, and for those of you who do NOT have this or other issues of this excellent annual journal, let this be your 'wake up call' to join the IAS!!! It`s inflorsence stands at over 3 ft.(!) on a short invisible peduncle!!! A. hirstitus can also be seen, together with MANY other species in the same Volume!! Again Reggie, congrats on a really impressive feat!! Hope to see you soon! Sincerely, Julius ju-bo@msn.com

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