Strange behavior

From: "Craig Allen" callen at fairchildgarden.org> on 2003.03.27 at 00:27:26(10064) I have an Anthurium sp. FG 982319 collected in Peru that I cut off the top of the plant for epiphytic planting in trees. I have been waiting for more side offshoots from the healthy but topless original plant, which I an getting. I have also noticed strange behavior at the root tips of the original plant. At every single healthy green root tip there is a tiny plant or several developing. There may be 40 - 50 root tips developing plantlets. I have had the plant for a number of years and there has never been a single plant develop in that way before... nor on any other anthurium species. Has anyone ever seen anything like that before? Craig M. Allen +More Conservatory Manager Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables (Miami), FL 33156 Telephone: 305.667.1651, ext.3320 Fax: 305.667.6930 Email: callen@fairchildgarden.org Web: www.fairchildgarden.org

From: "Balistrieri, Carlo" cbalistrieri at nybg.org> on 2003.03.27 at 13:06:39(10067) Craig, et al, Can't say that I've observed that particular behavior, but it bodes well for those of us who love aroids (and especially the sp.'s). Carlo +More Carlo A. Balistrieri Curator of the Rock Garden The New York Botanical Garden 200th Street & Kazimiroff Blvd. Bronx, New York 10458-5126 United States of America Phone: 718-817-8027 FAX: 718-817-8041 E-Mail: cbalistrieri@nybg.org > -----Original Message----- ... strange behavior at the root tips of the original plant. At every single healthy green root tip there is a tiny plant or several developing. There may be 40 - 50 root tips developing plantlets. I have had the plant for a number of years and there has never been a single plant develop in that way before...

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