Hiyer!
I would recommend Spathicarpa. These plant bloomfrequently, and can stay small if you divide them frequently. For somethingREALLY small, try Lemma or Wolfia.
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-----Original Message-----
From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] OnBehalf Of Carol McCarthy
Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2009 11:51 AM
To: Discussion of aroids
Subject: [Aroid-l] aroid recommendations
Hello Good People,
=A0=A0=A0=A0 I work at a university greenhouse that supports,among other things, the teaching of a plant taxonomy class.=A0 Can you pleaserecommend some species in the Araceae family that I could grow for the class?
Requirements:=A0 1) Tropical or subtropical, a year roundgreenhouse grower.=A0=A0 2) Can be kept to about a 6 inch pot size or smaller andbe a blooming size plant.=A0 3) Ideally the plant would bloom fairly often orcould be convinced to bloom around the second half of September in a greenhousein the USA, West Virginia. 4) flower structure, fairly typical spathe andspadix.
=A0=A0=A0=A0 I have lurked on this list a while so I am somewhatfamiliar with the family.=A0 I can supply dry and or cool resting periods orextra heat and or light to encourage the plant at the needed time of the year. I would prefer a true species but an example is much better than no example. Between this greenhouse and another on campus we have several examples ofspecies in the family but they are mostly philodendrons and Dieffenbachia thateither don't bloom very often or only bloom when they are larger plants than weare usually able to accommodate.
=A0=A0=A0=A0 If you suggest something out of the ordinary, whichI personally would prefer, please include some hints on where to obtain plants.
Feel free to reply publicly or privately.
Thanks for any help on this.
Carol McCarthy
carol.mccarthy@mail.wvu.edu
West Virginia University - Dept. of Biology
Greenhouse Manager
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