Re: Alvim Seidel Philodendron seeds - questions

From: Todd Ruth <truth at weber.ucsd.edu> on 1997.03.14 at 19:12:05(499) Giving Alvim Siedel the benefit of the doubt - that they are confident that they have for example 2 different sets of plants, one made up of undulatums and one made up of eichleris, what would give them this impression? I would ask them, but it appears that I can't overcome the language barrier. Do they probably have 2 sets of identical plants and charge $35 for seeds from one group and $50 for seeds from the other? Perhaps one group is actually hybrids? The same question goes for the 6 potential varieties of bipinnatifidum on the list and any other "duplicates". I know Tom Croat is looking into this and a few others mentioned that they were doing homework of some sort - any input anyone? Thanks, Todd +More > Dear Brian, > > If don't want huge species, you better stay far from P. evansii, P. > undulatum (= P.eichleri), P. grandifolium, P. ornatum, P. bipinnatifidum > (=P. mello-barretoanum, P. lundii and P. selloum), P.giganteum, P. > undulatum and P. speciosum (the largest of all). Philodendron adamantinum > is a good one if you want xerophytic plants as well as P. saxicolum. > P.imbe is somewhat rustic and can support xeric conditions. P. > cymbispathum (currently known as P. brasiliense) is an aquatic plant and > usually grows along river banks or marshes (so it isn't xerophytic). > > Hope it helps, > > Eduardo.

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