buying amorphophallus

From: R2OT at aol.com on 2001.02.03 at 04:53:33(5904) My name is Zach Killoy. I am 9 years old. I live in MA. I am interested in Aroids. email address: R2OT@aol.com one aroid genus i am interested in is amorphophallus. i vvould like to get an established collection but found that some more atractive rare species are harder to find(a.gigas and a.pendulus) . is there anywhere that sells these 2 rare species?

From: Iza & Carol Goroff goroff at idcnet.com> on 2001.02.03 at 18:24:11(5905) Zach, You should consider that these plants, if and when they bloom, emit a terrible stench, earning the nickname of "Big Stinky". Do your parents know what you are planning? Do you have a space sufficiently isolated that you and your parents (or the plants) would not be driven from your house? Iza Goroff +More Whitewater Wisconsin zone 4b where I grow many of my aroids outside. Zach Killoy wrote: My name is Zach Killoy. I am 9 years old. I live in MA. I am interested in Aroids. email address: R2OT@aol.com one aroid genus i am interested in is amorphophallus. i vvould like to get an established collection but found that some more atractive rare species are harder to find(a.gigas and a.pendulus) . is there anywhere that sells these 2 rare species?

From: Carol Ann Bonner cadastra at mindspring.com> on 2001.02.04 at 02:09:24(5906) Nine-year old Zach's post got me thinking that I should be sharing my Amorphophallus tubers with my nece and nephew who live in Olympia, WA. Are there any aroiders on this list who live in that area who can tell me about what the growing season for amorphs is there? I'd like to send some tubers when the pots can go out on the porch, but maybe it's never really warm enough there. Suggestions for times and species? Thanks, Carol Ann in Nashville where we actually have warmth in the summer

From: R2OT at aol.com on 2001.02.04 at 02:09:57(5907) My name is Zach Killoy. I am 9 years old. I live in MA. I am interested in Aroids. email address: R2OT@aol.com i do knovv this,i am not so happy about the smell but the unusual look of the plants equals to their beauty. i live in ma. but when they flower in the summer i think i can keep them outside. My parents do know about this,they are very tolerant to my hobies

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.02.04 at 06:18:39(5909) -----Original Message-----From: R2OT@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date: +More Friday, February 02, 2001 11:58 PMSubject: buying amorphophallus >>My name is Zach Killoy. I am 9 years old. I live in MA. I am interested in Aroids. email address: R2OT@aol.com one aroid genus i am interested in is amorphophallus. i vvould like to get an established collection but found that some more atractive rare species are harder to find(a.gigas and a.pendulus) . is there anywhere that sells these 2 rare species? << Dear Zack, A big welcome to the world of Aroids, one of the most interesting plant families! I became interested in this wonderful plant family WAY back when I was about your age (1955!!). A few words to the wise--some of the species that you seem to REALLY want are big, expensive and VERY hard to grow plants, best left to Botanical Gardens and people who can afford the special green houses that they require to grow well up where you live, and these conditions (green houses) are sometimes needed for them even down here in 'hot' Florida when it gets cool/cold! May I suggest that you consider starting your hobby with some smaller species of Amorphophallus, and perhaps some of their cousins such as Typhonium, these would be easier for you to try to grow and to learn from, and as you get older, and more importantly more experienced in their care, perhaps you will then want to consider spending the money to acquire one of the much more difficult to grow and very expensive species that you inquired about. If you write to this list again when it warms up in spring, someone will be willing to send you a 'starter kit' with a few species for you to try growing. Good luck, and I look forward to seeing you on this list again in spring. Sincerely, Julius Boos W.P.B., Florida

From: R2OT at aol.com on 2001.02.04 at 15:48:36(5912) julius boos- actualy i am currently growing a small corm of amorphophallus titanum a 54 pound tuber of a.paeoniifolius and a 20 pound tuber of a.konjak.the solitary leaves grow to an amazing height so i keep them outside most of the time.

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.02.04 at 17:38:00(5914) -----Original Message-----From: R2OT@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date: Sunday, February 04, 2001 10:48 AMSubject: Re: Fw: buying amorphophallus Dear Zack, This fantastic! I felt sure that the length of your warmer 'growing season' up North would not allow the species such as A. titanum and even the commoner A. paeon. the length of warm weather/time and light that they are said to need for good tuber formation, but if you have been growing them for a number of g seasons, GREAT! I was going to suggest A 'konjac', as I know that this species does very well further North. Welcome to the club, Zack, and the best of luck! Sincerely, Julius +More >>julius boos- actualy i am currently growing a small corm of amorphophallus titanum a 54 pound tuber of a.paeoniifolius and a 20 pound tuber of a.konjak.the solitary leaves grow to an amazing height so i keep them outside most of the time. <<

From: "Michael Pascall" mpascall at eisa.net.au> on 2001.02.05 at 04:09:33(5916) A.pendulus is hard to find because it is hard to grow ! Malesiana Tropicals had it listed, for a reasonable price, it may still be available.Michael Pascall

From: "Susan Cooper" SCooper at cooperpower.com> on 2001.02.05 at 14:53:20(5919) Wow, Zach, Time to tell us your story! Where did you get your tubers, how long have you been growing them, how did you get them so big?? I am jealous! Susan +More >>> R2OT@aol.com 02/04/01 09:48AM >>> julius boos- actualy i am currently growing a small corm of amorphophallus titanum a 54 pound tuber of a.paeoniifolius and a 20 pound tuber of a.konjak.the solitary leaves grow to an amazing height so i keep them outside most of the time.

From: Al Wootten awootten at NRAO.EDU> on 2001.02.08 at 17:06:55(5926) Zach, I remember when I was your age I discovered that while visiting South Africa my grandmother had joined purchased copies of the journal of the South African Botanical Society. On reading through these, I discovered that for the pittance of membership, which I could afford even on a 1958 allowance, I'd not only get the journal, but a number (20 I think) of packets of free seeds of South African wildflowers, as part of their preservation program. I had no idea what these seeds were but a lot of the fun of getting them (not many were viable after months at sea; I couldn't afford air fare for them) was just seeing what came up. I only wish I had discovered aroids then, but at that time I had become fixated on the proteas, which never did seem viable when I got them...later an article appeard in the journal suggesting that the key to getting these seeds to sprout was to provide a constant moist wind. Weird... Another I really wanted was Disa uniflora but the seed never did anything for me. Then an article appeared in the journal suggesting that for success, I needed soil from 'beneath the common black wattle tree...' I've still never seen a Disa. What world of discovery there is out there. BTW, the Botanical Society of South Africa is online at: http://www.botsocsa.org.za/ +More but it can sometimes be hard to connect... Clear skies, Al +--------------------------------------------------------+ | Alwyn Wootten (http://www.cv.nrao.edu/~awootten/) | | Project Scientist, Atacama Large Millimeter Array/US | | Astronomer, National Radio Astronomy Observatory | | 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903-2475, USA | | (804)-296-0329 voice Help us build The ALMA| | (804)-296-0278 FAX {> {> {> {> | +----------------------------------^-----^-----^-----^---+

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