Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac.

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.04.30 at 14:34:45(6317) Dear Friends, I do not blame Wilbert on this one! Here in HOT Florida the 'regular' A. konjac does NOT grow well, but as you would expect, a 'warmth loving' clone has showed up, and is/was available from 'Plantnut', Dewey Fisk!!! As I said, this species is cultivated as FOOD in a wide geographical area, so we can expect lots of cultivars/different behaviors/blooming times, but all of these cultivars should look almost exactly the same whenever/whereever they bloom. Sincerely, Julius +More >>Lord Phallus has fallen silent on this one. Yes, there must be several cultivars going around in the world although until recently mostly only one with a largely dark green petiole and only few pale pinkish spots and some white punctiform dots. Today, with the influx of material from China, we may indeed expect other cultivars with different behaviour. Unfortunately I have no relevant literature describing cultivars of A. konjac. ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: zaterdag 28 april 2001 15:48 Subject: Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Tyerman > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Date: Friday, April 27, 2001 11:42 PM > Subject: Re: Amorph abyssinicus > > > > Hello Friends, > > Remember, A. konjac is a widely CULTIVATED species, so there are MANY vars. > of this, and one would expect to find different 'going dormant' times on > plants collected in different countries/zones. Maybe 'Lord Phallus' would > have a more educated comment on this!? > > Sincerely, > > Julius > > >><><< > > >Can you trace your supplier back to Collectors Corner at Gardenworld > >Nursery in Springvale Victoria ? If so you have an Amorph. konjac > >(disappointingly). > >A far too familiar case of incorrect plant ID I'm sorry to say. > > > > I know it came from Victoria..... so it is probably what you are talking > about. However..... why does this form die down far earlier than the other > A. konjac that I have? Someone in Queensland told me that theirs has done > the same thing as mine....and I think they mentioned Collector's Corner. > > Are there specific clones of A. konjac that die down before others? I would > say we're talking about a month before by the look of it too. There are no > signs of even a little yellowing on the A. konjac that I got from an Aroid > collector (from this list) here in Canberra, so I would have thought it was > at least something slightly different? > > Cheers. > > Paul Tyerman > Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8 > mailto:tyerman@dynamite.com.au > > Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Lilium, Aroids, plus > just about anything else that doesn't move!!!!! > > >

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