Anthurium regale and Zanthosoma roseum

From: snalice at cnmnetwork.com on 2003.01.24 at 21:56:33(9877) Speaking of bigger plants (other than Anthurium) someone sent a photo for ID of a Zanthosoma labled 'roseum' with a man standing under the petiols and the leaves were HUGE and were up three times his height. I would be interested in knowing if that particular plant was ever ID'd and what was it and is it available anywhere?.....but that's not to say that I don't desire seeds from Anthurium regale! Beautiful! +More Susan Cox 1/23/03 10:54:21 AM, wrote: >Hi Everybody, >Anth. regale created quite a good response in the discussion group and >everybody looks for seeds of course including myself. >As a matter of interest is this one of the biggest Anthuriums or are there >much bigger one`s around? >And if there are bigger ones what are they? >Best Regards >Peter > > >> > > >

From: "Leo A. Martin" leo1010 at attglobal.net> on 2003.01.29 at 04:31:18(9895) I posted this to the wrong place. Tom Croat wrote > I collected A. regale near Pulcache which is at +More > about 500 m. It is difficult to grow but not impossible. I know everybody else is wanting to ask this question, but they're too shy. What does "It is difficult to grow but not impossible" mean? Susan Cox wrote > Speaking of bigger plants (other than Anthurium) > someone sent a photo for ID of a Xanthosoma labled > 'roseum' with a man standing under the petioles and > the leaves were HUGE and were up three times his height. > I would be interested in knowing if that particular > plant was ever ID'd and what was it and is it available > anywhere? That reminded me of this: http://www.malesiana.tropicals.com.my/alo-rob.html It is from the Web catalog of Malesiana Tropicals. http://www.malesiana.tropicals.com.my/ I don't think it would do well outside here in Phoenix, not even next to my pond. Leo -- Leo A. Martin Phoenix, Arizona, USA Like cactus and succulents? Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society http://www.centralarizonacactus.org

From: Tom Croat Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2003.01.29 at 18:00:00(9898) Dear All: Anthrium regale grew well in Selby's Rare Plant House for years. Mardy Darian does very well with it. He says it needs lots of pot room, lots of humidy and fertilizer. These are, of course, important for most aroids. Tom +More -----Original Message----- Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:31 AM To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu Subject: Re: [aroid-l] Anthurium regale and Zanthosoma roseum I posted this to the wrong place. Tom Croat wrote > I collected A. regale near Pulcache which is at > about 500 m. It is difficult to grow but not impossible. I know everybody else is wanting to ask this question, but they're too shy. What does "It is difficult to grow but not impossible" mean? Susan Cox wrote > Speaking of bigger plants (other than Anthurium) > someone sent a photo for ID of a Xanthosoma labled > 'roseum' with a man standing under the petioles and > the leaves were HUGE and were up three times his height. > I would be interested in knowing if that particular > plant was ever ID'd and what was it and is it available > anywhere? That reminded me of this: http://www.malesiana.tropicals.com.my/alo-rob.html It is from the Web catalog of Malesiana Tropicals. http://www.malesiana.tropicals.com.my/ I don't think it would do well outside here in Phoenix, not even next to my pond. Leo -- Leo A. Martin Phoenix, Arizona, USA Like cactus and succulents? Central Arizona Cactus and Succulent Society http://www.centralarizonacactus.org

From: SelbyHort at aol.com on 2003.01.31 at 11:59:26(9906) To everyone, The Anthurium regale plant that formerly lived for many years in Selby's Display House (the place Tom referes to as the Rare Plant House) is no longer there, so if you go looking for it there you won't see it. It was removed from the rock wall back in the mid 1990's where it had been living for almost 20 years, since it appeared to be in decline and was being crowded out by other more vigorous plants. It was relocated back in a non-public greenhouse where it still lives (I hope), although it never got so large as Mardy Darien's plant, which came from a different source. The one at Selby was collected by Tim Plowman and Helen Kennedy back in 1976. It came from Peru, in the Rio Huallaga valley at about 440 m elev. In addition to fertilizer, the plant seems to likes that balance between a great deal of humidity, year-round warm temperatures that do not ever drop below 60F at night, and adequate moist air movement that many others in section Cardiolonchium prefer...plus really GREAT water (really the key to all good growing and often the "secret" ingredient that growers never can truly quantify in their growing descriptions). It is not as simple to grow as some other aroids, but if pampered with skill it will do very well indeed, as Mardy has demonstrated to all our amazement. Donna Atwood +More In a message dated 1/30/2003 12:09:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, Thomas.Croat@mobot.org writes: > Dear All: > > Anthrium regale grew well in Selby's Rare Plant House for years. > Mardy Darian does very well with it. He says it needs lots of pot room, > lots of humidy and fertilizer. These are, of course, important for most > aroids. > > Tom >

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