#1. Philodendron spiritus-sancti

Yes. The famous one.
From the Betty Waterbury Collection, a piece of the much sought after, long leafed, semi-vining, upright Philodendron spiritus-sancti which has sold for over $1000.00 in past years.

#2. Philodendron "Marijke"

Loretta, the wife of the late Jim Enck, has very kindly donated this plant for the IAS auction, and the proceeds from its sale are to be donated to the IAS in Jim`s memory.
This is a mid-sized plant of P. "Marijke", a hybrid Meconostigma with P. goeldii as the seed parent and P. solimoesense as the pollen parent. This hybrid just 'happened' naturally in the 'garden' of Joep Moonen in Fr. Guyana (their home and garden is actually within the jungle of Fr. Guyana!), the parent plants were growing close to each other, and Mother nature and wild Scarab beetles did the rest. Joep named it informally after his wonderful wife Marijke (Ma-re-ka).

#3. Philodendron "joepii"

Loretta, the wife of the late Jim Enck, has very kindly donated this plant for the IAS auction, and the proceeds from its sale are to be donated to the IAS in Jim`s memory.
This is a nice plant of P. "joepii'' with leaf blades about 14" long, these will grow to over 3'- 4' in length, and it will become a really spectacular plant when grown in a basket. It is known from only two plants in the wild, and Joep makes cuttings as the wild plant regenerates enough to permit him taking them. At this time it is not known for certain if this is a ''good'' species or a naturally occuring wild hybrid. Our Dr. Tom Croat is still working on this puzzle.

#4. Philodendron billietiae

Loretta, the wife of the late Jim Enck, has very kindly donated this plant for the IAS auction, and the proceeds from its sale are to be donated to the IAS in Jim`s memory.
This is a WONDERFUL plant of P. billietiae grown from a wild-collected cutting taken by Joep from what I like to refer to as his ''secret garden'', and area of depauperate soil where several plants of this species grow, each plant attached to the bases of some stunted trees. Only some of these clones, which grow true to form, have a beautiful orange-colored cast to the petioles, and seemingly extra slim, elongated leaf blades. Joep takes only a very few cuttings from these slow-growing plants each year. Fairchild has an adult-sized plant of this which usually is in spectacular condition (and size!) which you can see before the show and the bidding starts.

#5. Philodendron gigas

Denis Rotolante's Silver Krome Gardens has donated 3 seedlings in 4" pots of the uncommon Philodendron gigas. They will probably be auctioned as separate plants in a single lot, going to the 3 highest bidders.
This is an amazing plant with huge velvety leaf blades and is a climber.

#6. Anthurium clidemiodes

Subject of some recent discussion on Aroid-L... it's not an easy one to find. Generously donated by Betsy Feuerstein.

#7. Anthurium arisaemoides

This compact-growing species has tripartite green leaves that are finely puckered and carried on red stems, creating a lovely contrast. Anthurium arisaemoides occurs primarily in Ecuador and thrives under intermediate to cool conditions.

Generous donation of Dylan Hannon of the Huntington Botanical Garden.

#8. Anthurium calense

Anthurium calense (provisional name) is a slow-growing species with beautiful, bullate leaves that emerge a gorgeous bronze color and mature to a deep, rich green. This handsome plant is uncommon in cultivation, and large plants are highly prized by collectors. At maturity, the leaves can exceed two feet in length, and the remarkable bullate quality becomes more pronounced with age and leaf size. This species occurs naturally at high elevations in Colombia and Ecuador but seems to grow well under a range of conditions from cool to warm.

Generous donation of Dylan Hannon of the Huntington Botanical Garden.

#9. Anthurium ottonis

The very narrow, upright leaves of Anthurium ottonis are beautiful and unusual. This medium to high elevation species from Bolivia and Peru thrives under intermediate to cool conditions and can produce leaves over two feet long but less than three inches wide.

Generous donation of Dylan Hannon of the Huntington Botanical Garden.

#10. Arisaema balansae

From Viet Nam comes this stunning evergreen Arisaema. It's hard to know which is more striking, the snakeskin-patterned petioles or the large, emerald green inflorescence. Truly a magnificent aroid! This species grows well under intermediate to cool conditions but is very rare in cultivation and virtually never seen outside of botanical gardens. HBG #89888.

Generous donation of Dylan Hannon of the Huntington Botanical Garden.

#11. Dieffenbachia stenophylla

This compact-growing species could fool you into thinking that it's an Aglaonema. The narrow leaves bear diagonal grooves that create a very attractive appearance. Seldom seen in collections, this may be the only specimen that will appear in the IAS auction this decade! SEL 1982-0473A, HBG #90689.

Generous donation of Dylan Hannon of the Huntington Botanical Garden.

#12. Anthurium pedatum

2 ea. 20 month-old seedlings, from a selfing of the mother plant. Ready to pot into 3-4" containers. To go to the two highest bidders.

This rare species- the Anthurium formerly known as A. elegans- occurs on both slopes of the Western Cordillera in Columbia. The original plant was personally collected by Sir Charles Lankester of Lankester Garden fame well over 60 years ago, and a division of his single collection was in turn gifted by Sir Charles' daughter Dorothy, in 1979, to two visiting aroiders (all beautifully documented in Aroideana v4, #1... see Fig. 19 on page 19). Don't miss your chance to get one of these exquisite and very special plants!

A semi-cool grower, Anth. pedatum will develop petioles/ leaf blades each approaching 1m in size.

Generous donation of Dan Levin

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