non-aroid search

From: Lester Kallus lkallus at earthlink.net> on 2000.09.06 at 00:17:31(5343) I've had so much help on non-aroid requests in the past that I'm driven to try again. There's a plant I've been trying to locate but have been unsuccessful. I understand that there's a dwarf form of Strelitzia reginae which grows less than 3 feet high. Does anyone know of any sources? (I probably don't have enough room for yet one more plant, but why should I let that stop me...) Les

From: Jim Singer jsinger at igc.org> on 2000.09.06 at 02:07:40(5346) this is no answer, les, but it may help in a rule-out. in the trade here in south florida, 'dwarf bird' means reginae and [non-dwarf] 'bird' means 'nicholai.' betrocks 'plantfinder' [aka trade bible] lists no variation of either. on the other hand, there is a faux bird, heliconia brasiliensis, that meets the 3-foot requirement and, from a distance, resembles s. reginae. my local home depot had these for sale weekend before last for $2.49 per 6-in pot; nice full plants. if you think that's it, i'll try to get one [may not be any left] and send it to you. but i'll need a post address. jim +More At 07:17 PM 9/5/00 -0500, Lester Kallus wrote: >I've had so much help on non-aroid requests in the past that I'm driven to try again. > >There's a plant I've been trying to locate but have been unsuccessful. > >I understand that there's a dwarf form of Strelitzia reginae which grows less than 3 feet high. Does anyone know of any sources? (I probably don't have enough room for yet one more plant, but why should I let that stop me...) > Les Himself @ jsinger@peacenet.org

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2000.09.07 at 14:28:58(5358) Dear Les, Another possibility is the use of a restrictive growth hormone spray which is used here in Florida to produce 'Dwarfed Hibiscus', the spray looses its potency in about a year, and the small plant then proceeds to 'grow up' to normal size. Regular sized S. reginea will get to around 4-5 ft. Good luck in your search. Cheers, Julius +More >>this is no answer, les, but it may help in a rule-out. in the trade here in south florida, 'dwarf bird' means reginae and [non-dwarf] 'bird' means 'nicholai.' betrocks 'plantfinder' [aka trade bible] lists no variation of either. on the other hand, there is a faux bird, heliconia brasiliensis, that meets the 3-foot requirement and, from a distance, resembles s. reginae. my local home depot had these for sale weekend before last for $2.49 per 6-in pot; nice full plants. if you think that's it, i'll try to get one [may not be any left] and send it to you. but i'll need a post address. jim<< At 07:17 PM 9/5/00 -0500, Lester Kallus wrote: >I've had so much help on non-aroid requests in the past that I'm driven to try again. > >There's a plant I've been trying to locate but have been unsuccessful. > >I understand that there's a dwarf form of Strelitzia reginae which grows less than 3 feet high. Does anyone know of any sources? (I probably don't have enough room for yet one more plant, but why should I let that stop me...) > Les Himself @ jsinger@peacenet.org

From: Jmh98law at aol.com on 2000.09.07 at 14:29:27(5360) Les, I've purchased 12 inch pots of Strelitzia reginae at Home Depot here in Traverse City, Michigan. I believe I paid about $10/per. I cannot recall what month I found these, but I'm inclined to think it was in the Fall 1999. I've also seen them in the houseplant dept. of Meijer Thrifty Acres, which is Michigan's answer to megastores like Walmart. I've done a large Internet search, and all I can find there are wholesale sources. I suggest just watching the plants that come in at Home Depot in the next few months. +More Jeanne Hannah Traverse City, MI 49686 USDA Zone 5b IAS, AEG, NARGS, AOS

From: ron mchatton rmchatton at photocircuits.com> on 2000.09.07 at 15:25:03(5365) Dear Les: There is definitely a much smaller form that is not due to growth hormones, unfortunately, I don't know of a source. I got mine many years ago from a friend now deceased. It grows slowly for me and has never developed into a large clump. The entire plant is less than 3 feet tall with leaf blades about 8 inches long. It has flowered at least once in the last couple of years so correct ID as to genus at least. +More -----Original Message----- From: Julius Boos [SMTP:ju-bo@email.msn.com] Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 10:29 AM To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Subject: Re: non-aroid search -----Original Message----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date: Tuesday, September 05, 2000 10:07 PM Subject: Re: non-aroid search Dear Les, Another possibility is the use of a restrictive growth hormone spray which is used here in Florida to produce 'Dwarfed Hibiscus', the spray looses its potency in about a year, and the small plant then proceeds to 'grow up' to normal size. Regular sized S. reginea will get to around 4-5 ft. Good luck in your search. Cheers, Julius >>this is no answer, les, but it may help in a rule-out. in the trade here in south florida, 'dwarf bird' means reginae and [non-dwarf] 'bird' means 'nicholai.' betrocks 'plantfinder' [aka trade bible] lists no variation of either. on the other hand, there is a faux bird, heliconia brasiliensis, that meets the 3-foot requirement and, from a distance, resembles s. reginae. my local home depot had these for sale weekend before last for $2.49 per 6-in pot; nice full plants. if you think that's it, i'll try to get one [may not be any left] and send it to you. but i'll need a post address. jim<< At 07:17 PM 9/5/00 -0500, Lester Kallus wrote: >I've had so much help on non-aroid requests in the past that I'm driven to try again. > >There's a plant I've been trying to locate but have been unsuccessful. > >I understand that there's a dwarf form of Strelitzia reginae which grows less than 3 feet high. Does anyone know of any sources? (I probably don't have enough room for yet one more plant, but why should I let that stop me...) > Les Himself @ jsinger@peacenet.org

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