Re: A. warocqueanum

From: Tom Croat <croat at mobot.org> on 1997.03.03 at 05:31:26(449) > > Can anyone supply me with some information about Anthurium > warocqueanum? I need to know where it is from (including something > of its habitat; simply South America or even Brazil does not tell me > much whereas lowlands/uplands, forest openings, etc. is more > helpful). I am also wondering about its availability. I am told it > can be difficult to find it listed (if anyone has some to sell or > trade they are welcome to e-mail me personally rather than clutter > the list). Is it difficult to grow or does it require anything > different from the "average" anthurium? About the only reference I > can find for it is Exotica which is a little less than detailed. Any > help would be appreciated. Thanks. > +More > |================================================================| > | David G. Bauman Dawn G. Bauman | > | Collections Botanist Greenhouse Manager | > | Indianapolis Zoo IUPUI, Biology Dept. | > | (317) 630-2060 voice (317) 274-0584 voice | > | (317) 630-5153 fax (317) 274-2846 fax | > | dbauman@mail.indyzoo.com dbauman@indyvax.iupui.edu | > |================================================================| > > David: Anthurium warocqueanum occurs in Colombia in very wet forest and does best in very humid greenhouses, especially if kept moderately cool in the summer months. I have seen it between 200 and about 1500 m. I don't personally know where one can obtain it. It is a slow grower. Certainly I would like to propagate it by have not succeeded. Tom Croat

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