Re: Alvim Seidel Philodendron seeds - questions

From: Marie-Eve Charbonneau <charboma at ERE.UMontreal.CA> on 1997.03.19 at 16:58:52(512) I am making plans to order the philodendron seeds at Alvim Seidel,and after visiting the Montreal botanical garden and browsing throught Exotica, I still have some questions and need some help from you, fellow aroiders from the south !: - Is P. speciosum that huge (leaf 2-3 meters ?)(in case I would decide to move to live in a shopping mall or a palace......) - What looks like P. cymbispathum, (the aquatic one), as I have a tub garden in my living room (head-type or vine ? form of the leaves ? height ?) - does P. eichleri has velvety or metallic-looking leaves ? - is there any philodendron in that list having special leaves in terms of colours, texture(blotches,spots,veining, velvety or metallic "finishes") Thank you in advance (merci beaucoup)(muita obrigada)(muchas gracias) Marie-Eve +More references: the list of philos adamantinum "Angra dos Rios" barryi bipinattifidum colombianum cordatum(oxycardium) crassihyrzum crassinervium eichleri erubescens evansii eximium cymbispathum giganteum grandifolium hastatum imbe lundii mello- barretoanum myrmecophyllum ornatum pittieri pseudoradiatum rubrinervum sagittatum saxicolum selloum selloum var. Sao Paulo selloum var. Uruguay sellowianum speciosum subhastatum tuxla undulatum wendlandii Marie-Eve #########################################################################

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