Re: [Aroid-l]

From: "StroWi at t-online.de" <StroWi at t-online.de> on 2010.01.11 at 17:35:53 Don, I guess thecurator referred rather to 140 titanum flowering in Botanical Gardensetc. since the species was brought from Sumatra the first time. I wouldthink that the newpaper missunderstood what the curator toldthem.... Happy growing, Bernnard. -----Original Message----- > Date: Sun, 10 Jan 2010 23:28:12+0100 > Subject: [Aroid-l] Number of A. titanums inexistence. > From: Don Martinson <llmen@wi.rr.com> > To: "aroid-l@gizmoworks.com"<aroid-l@gizmoworks.com> > The A. titanum at ourlocal museum in Milwaukee is about to bloom. > >http://www.mpm.edu/exhibitions/featured/titan-arum/2010/ > > An article in the Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel stated : > > > The museum's corpse flower, which has never bloomedbefore, has its > > roots in Sumatra, and only about 140 ofthe plants are known to > > exist in the world, according toNeil Luebke, curator of botany at > > the museum and thestinky plant's guardian. > > > > >While I realize they aren't selling these at K-Mart as yet, thefigure > of 140 seems rather low to me, at least when you add inall the > smaller tubers that seem to be available (at least fora price) as of > late. > > Is this truly anaccurate guess as to the number of titanums in > existence? > > Don Martinson > Milwaukee, Wisconsin >Mailto:llmen@wi.rr.com > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > > --===============0214451352786737741==

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