Re: AMORPHOPHALLUS @ Fairchild Tropical Garden

From: "Bjoern Malkmus" bjoern.malkmus at verwaltung.uni-mainz.de> on 2000.04.27 at 22:20:07(4447) What about hybridizing Arisaema ??? - just to make confusion perfect. I know, just a bad joke ... Bj?rn Malkmus +More On 26 Apr 2000, at 16:55, Wilbert Hetterscheid wrote: > The first person to distribute hybridised Amorphophalluses will have to > watch his/her back for the rest of his/her life..................or must > learn all twohundred REAL species by heart!!!!! > > Wilbert > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Scott Hyndman > > > Your idea is an interesting one, but keep in mind that without the > > very careful documentation of proposed Amorphophallus hybrids, the > > taxonomy could > > become very confused, just as it is already in the many hybrids that > > exist of Anthurium, Caladium, and Spathiphyllum. > > > > Regards, Scott > > > > -------------------- > > Mr. Scott E. Hyndman > > Vero Beach, Florida, USA > > USDA Hardiness Zone 10a > > E-mail: > > > > > > > From: "Bonaventure W Magrys" > > > Dear Craig, > > > Anthurium, Spathiphyllum, Caladium, and Calla, are among aroid > > > genera which have > > > horticulturally benefited greatly from a program of hybridization > > > and breeding. Now that you have several species of Amorphophallus > > > and relatives blooming or ready to, together, howbout saving pollen > > > from one and putting it on others when receptive, to produce hybrids? > > > The benefits, at least, may turn out to be hybrid vigor and > > > decreased maturation time. Many unexpected surprises turn up also. > > > There would probably be a ready market for such seed or seedlings as > > > many of us would be eager to grow up some of these.......... > > > > > > Bonaventure W. Magrys > > > Elizabeth, NJ zone 6

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