Re: titanum blooms

From: Douglas Ewing dewing at u.washington.edu> on 2001.05.10 at 02:31:30(6408) Julius, this is our second tuber to bloom. the first one was in July 1999. I plan to send pollen to Fairchild with the hope it might produce seed there. I will also refrigerate some for the future????? thanks, Doug +More _________________/\/\/\______________________ Doug Ewing, Greenhouse Manager (206) 543-0436 Department of Botany University of Washington Box 355325 Seattle, WA 98195-5325 On Tue, 8 May 2001, Julius Boos wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > From: Douglas Ewing > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Date: Tuesday, May 08, 2001 12:58 AM > Subject: titanum blooms > > > Dear Doug, > > Congrats!!!!!!! Just an Idea, but why don`t you try to link up w/ Craig > at Fairchild, you could collect pollen (he could advise on freezing or > cooling it, etc.) and get it to Craig and MAYBE we could get > pollenation/seed on his 'Mr. Stinky'!! Is this the second of THIS year?? > If it is and you had kept pollen from the first, you could try pollenating > this second one!! > > Sincerely, > > Julius > > >>Today at 4pm our second Amorphophallus titanum has started opening. Ht. is > 5'4" ( 163cm ). already 7pm, the spathe is widely open, and the stench is > building in the room. I am doing a much lower-key media announcement this > go-around, but am open for visitors the next several days. This one is > much more open, and has more striking coloration. Will try to keep you > posted. Doug > > _________________/\/\/\______________________ > > Doug Ewing, Greenhouse Manager (206) 543-0436 > Department of Botany > University of Washington > Box 355325 > Seattle, WA 98195-5325<< > > > > >

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