Giant Amorphs - what a shame.

From: mburack at mindspring.com> on 2002.09.11 at 13:23:35(9383) Since we have been discussing the giant amorphs.. I am curious as to why some of the giants seem to stay very "thin" until they are "VERY" big. For example, plants like paeonifolius are strong and stocky even when they are small. My largest are huge with a base diameter of something crazy like 10-12 inches. They withstand the elements with no problem, be it thrashing wind, rain etc.. +More Now my largest hewitii has finally come up (fabulous, just in time for the temps to drop). I measured it this past weekend at 6.5 feet tall...it looks like a tree, although it is probably 3-4 inches in diameter at the base. It is in a protected position on my patio so it has a "chance" of survival, although if I put it out with the other amorphs I am sure one good wind gust would destroy it... as did my 5 foot lambii which was demolished by a 10 minute rainstorm. It is for this reason that I am considering scaling my Amorph collection down dramatically when all go dormant... I guess anyone interested should keep their eyes open for my announcement. Marc

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.09.11 at 17:33:32(9386) Some species of Amorphs have thick stalks as a stable character, others are thin. Of the larger species e.g. decus-silvae, gigas, hewittii, annulifer etc. have relatively thin stalks. Titanum, paeoniifolius, koratensis, scaber are among the thick-stalked ones. It's all genetically proof, no environmental factors involved. Having said that, I have pictures of a giant hewittii in Sarawak with a VERY thick petiole, but then the leaf of it is 3 meter high!!!!!! So, now that you robbed me blind of Amorphophalluses, you're going to get rid of them again???????????? Just DON'T tell me you switch to Philodendrons................. Lord Protector of Phalloids +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens mburack@mindspring.com > Verzonden: woensdag 11 september 2002 15:24 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] Giant Amorphs - what a shame. > > > > Since we have been discussing the giant amorphs.. I am > curious as to why some > of the giants seem to stay very "thin" until they are "VERY" big. > > For example, plants like paeonifolius are strong and stocky > even when they are > small. My largest are huge with a base diameter of something > crazy like 10-12 > inches. They withstand the elements with no problem, be it > thrashing wind, > rain etc.. > > Now my largest hewitii has finally come up (fabulous, just in > time for the > temps to drop). I measured it this past weekend at 6.5 feet > tall...it looks > like a tree, although it is probably 3-4 inches in diameter > at the base. It > is in a protected position on my patio so it has a "chance" > of survival, > although if I put it out with the other amorphs I am sure one > good wind gust > would destroy it... as did my 5 foot lambii which was > demolished by a 10 > minute rainstorm. > > It is for this reason that I am considering scaling my Amorph > collection down > dramatically when all go dormant... I guess anyone interested > should keep > their eyes open for my announcement. > > Marc

From: "Ron Iles" roniles at eircom.net> on 2002.09.11 at 18:39:10(9387) Dr. Hetterscheid wrote- So, now that you robbed me blind of Amorphophalluses, you're going to get rid of them again???????????? Just DON'T tell me you switch to Philodendrons................. Lord Protector of Phalloids Mr. Marc wrote.... +More I am considering scaling my Amorph > collection down > dramatically >>>>>>>>>>>>Iles the boring Spath Tamer writes Would you consider a wholesale trade with my U NO WOT plants please?

From: StroWi at t-online.de (StroWi) on 2002.09.11 at 21:27:00(9390) Oh my Lord Protector (of Phalloids and other things) Don't you have some indulgence with your overseas disciples, who are measuring in foot and weighing in stones??? "Wilbert Hetterscheid" schrieb: > Some species of Amorphs have thick stalks as a stable character, ............................. > Having said that, I have pictures of a giant > hewittii in Sarawak with a VERY thick petiole, So what is a VERY thick petiole in ETU (elephant trunk units)??? > but then the leaf of it is 3 meter high!!!!!! +More OH,oh, what on Imperial and American earth would that be in inch, foot, yard or miles??? With continental greetings from metric and decimal Germany, Bernhard. P.S.: My dear Lord P.(Protector of and the metric system), don't you even DARE to convert the units, one day THEY will convert.... > > So, now that you robbed me blind of Amorphophalluses, you're going to get > rid of them again???????????? Just DON'T tell me you switch to > Philodendrons................. > > Lord Protector of Phalloids

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.09.13 at 06:27:46(9405) I seem to recall some high-energy exchanges on this list about metric and barbaric systems....... The petiole was 30 cm in diameter (= 15 Terabytes). +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens StroWi > Verzonden: woensdag 11 september 2002 23:27 > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu > Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] Giant Amorphs - what a shame. > > > Oh my Lord Protector (of Phalloids and other things) > > Don't you have some indulgence with your overseas disciples, > who are measuring in foot and weighing in stones??? > > "Wilbert Hetterscheid" schrieb: > > Some species of Amorphs have thick stalks as a stable > character, ............................. > Having said that, > I have pictures of a giant > > hewittii in Sarawak with a VERY thick petiole, > > So what is a VERY thick petiole in ETU (elephant trunk units)??? > > > but then the leaf of it is 3 meter high!!!!!! > > OH,oh, what on Imperial and American earth would that be in > inch, foot, yard or miles??? > > With continental greetings from metric and decimal Germany, > Bernhard. > > P.S.: My dear Lord P.(Protector of and the metric system), > don't you even DARE to convert the units, one day THEY will > convert.... > > > > > So, now that you robbed me blind of Amorphophalluses, > you're going to get > > rid of them again???????????? Just DON'T tell me you switch to > > Philodendrons................. > > > > Lord Protector of Phalloids > >

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