Re: [aroid-l] upcoming seed harvests

From: "bamboochik" <bamboochik at earthlink.net> on 2004.07.27 at 19:22:57(11840) Just let me know, Alan...I'm itching to get some seeds going again...b.f.n and TIA, deb ----- Original Message ----- +More To: "aroid-l" Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 7:30 AM Subject: [aroid-l] upcoming seed harvests > Folks, > > It's been a very good year for aroids blooming, especially the > Amorphophallus, and the > Typhoniums are just now coming into blooming season. > > After photographing the Amorph blooms, I'm cutting off the flowers from most > species, > so they won't set seed and drain the tuber of enery. But for a few > species, the pollination > attempts appear to be working. I'm hoping to get seed on the following: > > Am. saururus > Am. sizemoreae > Am. saururus X Am. sizemoreae > Am. sizemorea X Am. saururus > Am. saururus X Am. 'reflexum' ( a new species that I've nicknamed becasue > the spathe reflexes) > > I expect to have a good harvest of Synandrospadix vermitoxicus seeds this > fall as well. > > Also a huge seedhead of Arisaema maxwellii (the whitish flowering form) is > developing nicely. > > So for those of you that like growing aroids from seed, start saving some > areas on your benches > when harvest time gets here. > > Alan >

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