Tacca questions (off topic??)

From: "Randall M. Story" story at caltech.edu> on 2002.05.24 at 19:27:27(8874) Hi, I'm looking for information about Tacca plantaginea (Schizocapsa plantaginea?). I get the impression that Tacca used to be considered an Aroid, but not anymore (please correct me if I am wrong). Anyway, I picked up a small seedling of this plant (~3 inch diameter) at last weekend's Huntington Botanical Garden (near Los Angeles) plant sale. I have been able to find little information about this species and I am curious: How do I grow it? (warm and humid? light level?). Does it look like other Taccas (i.e. chantrieri). How long will it take my little plant to reach blooming size? +More It sounds like the history of the classification of this genus is quite interesting. I read that at least one species used to be considered closely related to Amorphophallus (e.g. Dewey Fisk's site)! Thanks Randy Pasadena, California (USDA zone 10/Sunset zone 21, 2 miles from the Huntington)

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