Aroids in the Movies

From: Theodore Held <oppenhauser2001 at gmail.com> on 2009.02.09 at 19:41:31(19064) Dear Friends of Horticulture, Yesterday my wife and I were watching an old Sherlock Holmes movie titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", dating from 1939 (Basil Rathbone). In it the arch-villain, Moriarty (played by George Zucco), turned out to be a big plant aficionado. Although a ruthless criminal, he is devoted to his plants. His manservant has committed the crime of failing to water his plant, obviously an aroid. Moriarty then says that this plant is the extremely choice Anthurium magenta. I was skeptical about the species name, but the Anthurium half came across clear and bold. (Maybe the magenta part is a cultivar description.) Then Moriarty wistfully clips off the bloom (correct, for Anthurium) and places between the pages of a book he is using to try to steal the British crown jewels. Every once in a while cultivated plants come up when watching a movie. Many times it's an orchid. On the current "Lost" program there are always aroids drifting in and out in the background but these are there purely for decorative purposes. This is the first time I recall seeing an aroid followed by an educated name attached. Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held HTML +More --0016e642d64abeacb50462818eea----==============95701133793429625=

From: STARSELL at aol.com on 2009.02.10 at 13:07:38(19073) What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"? To my mind it was some type of aroid. Alison Robinson HTML +More In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes: Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! -------------------------------1234271258----==============�09256605554658814=

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2009.02.10 at 13:30:31(19074) Hello, See more aroid in art in my page: http://www.wschowa.com/abrimaal/araceum/art/art.htm Have fun, Marek HTML +More ----- Original Message ----- From: Theodore Held To: Discussion of aroids Sent: Monday, February 09, 2009 8:41 PM Subject: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies Dear Friends of Horticulture, Yesterday my wife and I were watching an old Sherlock Holmes movie titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", dating from 1939 (Basil Rathbone). In it the arch-villain, Moriarty (played by George Zucco), turned out to be a big plant aficionado. Although a ruthless criminal, he is devoted to his plants. His manservant has committed the crime of failing to water his plant, obviously an aroid. Moriarty then says that this plant is the extremely choice Anthurium magenta. I was skeptical about the species name, but the Anthurium half came across clear and bold. (Maybe the magenta part is a cultivar description.) Then Moriarty wistfully clips off the bloom (correct, for Anthurium) and places between the pages of a book he is using to try to steal the British crown jewels. Every once in a while cultivated plants come up when watching a movie. Many times it's an orchid. On the current "Lost" program there are always aroids drifting in and out in the background but these are there purely for decorative purposes. This is the first time I recall seeing an aroid followed by an educated name attached. Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_000_005C_01C98B8C.20C910A0----==============h19954848954722612=

From: Zach DuFran <zdufran at wdtinc.com> on 2009.02.10 at 15:05:16(19075) Ted- It’s funny that you bring up Aroids in movies. I wasamused when I saw “Madagascar2” recently and noticed some animated Monstera deliciosa plants in thejungle scene. To be clear, they were not animated, as in dancing around andsinging songs. But the whole movie is animated and I thought it was prettyspecial that the artists took the time to draw Monsteras. They are pretty easyto pick out (for people that spend all their time looking at plant life) if youwatch the movie. When I nudged my wife and pointed it out she took a littlelonger to realize, being distracted by the characters and main action of themovie. Could this be the first Aroid in an animated movie? Zach DuFran HTML +More --_000_765CBD9053EA2B438625895F30D1856F0190F730BEstormwdtincco_----==============235856875852103125=

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.02.11 at 10:22:29(19082) Dear Ted, Most interesting!  Was the Anthurium bloom a ''typical'' A. andreanum bloom (Hawaiian "special") or perhaps a wax mock-up?   I too tend to take note of plants used as back-drops in movies, and am amazed at the Sabal palms in Viet Nam, and all the cultivated palm species, vining Monstera and Philodendron, Alocasias and other genera of aroids, etc. which seem so very common, even feral on all these many film sets! :--) The Best, Julius HTML +More Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:41:31 -0500 From: oppenhauser2001@gmail.com To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies Dear Friends of Horticulture,   Yesterday my wife and I were watching an old Sherlock Holmes movie titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", dating from 1939 (Basil Rathbone). In it the arch-villain, Moriarty (played by George Zucco), turned out to be a big plant aficionado. Although a ruthless criminal, he is devoted to his plants. His manservant has committed the crime of failing to water his plant, obviously an aroid. Moriarty then says that this plant is the extremely choice Anthurium magenta. I was skeptical about the species name, but the Anthurium half came across clear and bold. (Maybe the magenta part is a cultivar description.) Then Moriarty wistfully clips off the bloom (correct, for Anthurium) and places between the pages of a book he is using to try to steal the British crown jewels.   Every once in a while cultivated plants come up when watching a movie. Many times it's an orchid. On the current "Lost" program there are always aroids drifting in and out in the background but these are there purely for decorative purposes. This is the first time I recall seeing an aroid followed by an educated name attached.   Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved.   Ted Held --_8cfa46ae-ff33-44a2-b052-252f4a9f7ad4_----==============�67564212803168779=

From: hermine <hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2009.02.12 at 17:17:43(19086) the WRONG aroids are in that Bo Derek Tarzan movie, as are the wronganimals. spotting Sansevierias is my hobby. i notice that in films in black and white of the middle thirties toforties, one sees big monstera upholstery and drapery fabric, if thatcounts. HTML +More herm--=====================_292211390==.ALT----==============T51985838058286096=

From: hermine <hermine at endangeredspecies.com> on 2009.02.12 at 17:24:22(19087) I too tend to take note of plants used as back-drops in movies, and amamazed at the Sabal palms in Viet Nam, and all the cultivated palmspecies, vining Monstera and Philodendron, Alocasias and other genera ofaroids, etc. which seem so very common, even feral on all these many filmsets! :--) many of the big movie lots maintain something which looks like aHome Depot plant selection and use it to flesh out a "habitat"without asking anyone if these plants really COULD be there, which causesgreat rage among the plant nuts, i gotta tell you, we are collectively ahot blooded group. There is a nice pot of Sansevierias on a kitchen table in RAGINGBULL. i hope you are allowing for the wonderful California influenced fabricswith the HUGE Monsteras and big inflorescences of aroids all over theplace. it made its way to Brooklyn, WE HAD THIS on our sofas. nothinglike split leaf Monstera draperies to give a home that periodlook. hermine HTML +More --=====================_292610078==.ALT----==============!83493197747543096=

From: "Sherry Gates" <TheTropix at msn.com> on 2009.02.12 at 21:07:22(19090) Hi Alison, After I read your question, I broke out a copy of 'Little Shop of Horrors' and Seymour says it (Audrey Jr.) is a cross between a Butterwort and a Venus Flytrap. But there do appear to be a few Aroids in the "shop". Diffenbachia, (looks like a couple of types of) Philodendron, Monstera deliciosa & flowering Anthurium plants. Take Care, Sherry HTML +More ----- Original Message ----- From: STARSELL@aol.com To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:07 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"? To my mind it was some type of aroid. Alison Robinson In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes: Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------=_NextPart_000_002F_01C98D23.9C1678E0----==============28007265994675369=

From: Stanley kaufman <kaufmanrareplants at yahoo.com> on 2009.02.12 at 23:35:07(19093) How about the Amorphophallus konjac in "Suddenly Last Summer" in Violet's conservatory? --- On Tue, 2/10/09, STARSELL@aol.com wrote: From: STARSELL@aol.com HTML +More Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Date: Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8:07 AM What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"? To my mind it was some type of aroid. Alison Robinson In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes: Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! _______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l --0-1933707544-1234481707=:7229----=============="37082315013026507=

From: Sheldon Hatheway <sfhatheway at yahoo.com> on 2009.02.13 at 01:27:02(19095) It looked like what a government committee might design for a "Super Carnivorous Plant". It was like a giant tropical pitcher plant on steroids (illegally I assume). Sheldon Hatheway HTML +More Canby OR From: "STARSELL@aol.com" To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:07:38 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"? To my mind it was some type of aroid. Alison Robinson In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes: Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! --0-1600835426-1234488422=:89267----==============A46237468964353636=

From: Skip Hanson <shanson at emc.com> on 2009.02.13 at 21:37:20(19097) Check out "The Incredibles". Another animated movie that contains a bunch of plants that look like Monstera, Philos and ever a few Colocasia. From: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Zach DuFran Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:05 AM To: aroid-l@www.gizmoworks.com HTML +More Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies Ted- It’s funny that you bring up Aroids in movies. I was amused when I saw “Madagascar 2” recently and noticed some animated Monstera deliciosa plants in the jungle scene. To be clear, they were not animated, as in dancing around and singing songs. But the whole movie is animated and I thought it was pretty special that the artists took the time to draw Monsteras. They are pretty easy to pick out (for people that spend all their time looking at plant life) if you watch the movie. When I nudged my wife and pointed it out she took a little longer to realize, being distracted by the characters and main action of the movie. Could this be the first Aroid in an animated movie? Zach DuFran ------_=_NextPart_001_01C98E23.428ADAC5----==============87470925763865051=

From: STARSELL at aol.com on 2009.02.13 at 23:16:36(19098) LOL! Sheldon, That is a really good description of that thing! And whatever it was on HAD to have been illegal. Thank heaven I was an adult when I saw that or it would have been more disturbing than it was There were some really beautiful aroids on LOST last week on the location shots of "Jin". Alison HTML +More In a message dated 2/13/2009 5:11:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, sfhatheway@yahoo.com writes: It looked like what a government committee might design for a "Super Carnivorous Plant". It was like a giant tropical pitcher plant on steroids (illegally I assume). Sheldon Hatheway Canby OR From: "STARSELL@aol.com" To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:07:38 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"? To my mind it was some type of aroid. Alison Robinson In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes: Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved. Ted Held A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! -------------------------------1234566996----==============41606244784999763=

From: STARSELL at aol.com on 2009.02.13 at 23:20:27(19099) Sherry, It's been a long time since I have seen it. I just had to bring that up for fun. HTML +More In a message dated 2/13/2009 5:11:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, TheTropix@msn.com writes: Hi Alison, After I read your question, I broke out a copy of 'Little Shop of Horrors' and Seymour says it (Audrey Jr.) is a cross between a Butterwort and a Venus Flytrap. But there do appear to be a few Aroids in the "shop". Diffenbachia, (looks like a couple of types of) Philodendron, Monstera deliciosa & flowering Anthurium plants. Take Care, Sherry A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! -------------------------------1234567227----==============21564970749584923=

From: STARSELL at aol.com on 2009.02.13 at 23:28:30(19100) WoW, You are so right! Of course there were those weird screaming plants in Harry Potter that they /called/ mandrakes. I think those were aroids in disguise. I wonder if anyone who watched those movies realized that in the end of at least one, when the train leaves, the 'trees' in the forest are juvenile ornamental cabbages? HTML +More Alison In a message dated 2/13/2009 5:11:39 P.M. Central Standard Time, kaufmanrareplants@yahoo.com writes: How about the Amorphophallus konjac in "Suddenly Last Summer" in Violet's conservatory? A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! -------------------------------1234567710----==============i74398909365189463=

From: myers1a at comcast.net on 2009.02.14 at 01:10:12(19102) Skip Hanson wrote: Check out "The Incredibles".Another animated movie that contains a bunch of plants that look likeMonstera, Philos and ever a few Colocasia. From:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] OnBehalf Of Zach DuFran Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 7:05 AM To: aroid-l@www.gizmoworks.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies Ted- HTML +More It’s funny that you bringup Aroids in movies. I was amused when I saw “Madagascar2” recently and noticed some animated Monstera deliciosa plants in thejungle scene. To be clear, they were not animated, as in dancingaround and singing songs. But the whole movie is animated and Ithought it was pretty special that the artists took the time to drawMonsteras. They are pretty easy to pick out (for people that spend alltheir time looking at plant life) if you watch the movie. When Inudged my wife and pointed it out she took a little longer to realize,being distracted by the characters and main action of the movie. Could this be the firstAroid in an animated movie? Zach DuFran _______________________________________________Aroid-L mailing listAroid-L@www.gizmoworks.comhttp://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l I think the original ferngully had aroids in it. Sean --------------060401070709070306030104----==============�88541534091541995=

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.02.14 at 12:04:59(19104) Dear Guys, No one mentioned the plant in the movie ''Dennis the Menace"", it belonged to Dennis` crotcherty old neighbor, and EVERYONE was waiting on for its bloom to open?  If the concept of that was not based on an aroid/Amorphophallus, then I`m a monkey`s uncle. Julius HTML +More From: STARSELL@aol.com Date: Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:16:36 -0500 To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies LOL!  Sheldon,   That is a really good description of that thing! And whatever it was on HAD to have been illegal.   Thank heaven I was an adult when I saw that or it would have been more disturbing than it was   There were some really beautiful aroids on LOST last week on the location shots of "Jin".     Alison   In a message dated 2/13/2009 5:11:42 P.M. Central Standard Time, sfhatheway@yahoo.com writes: It looked like what a government committee might design for a "Super Carnivorous Plant".  It was like a giant tropical pitcher plant on steroids (illegally I assume). Sheldon Hatheway Canby OR From: "STARSELL@aol.com" <STARSELL@aol.com> To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:07:38 AM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"?   To my mind it was some type of aroid.     Alison Robinson   In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes:   Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were involved.   Ted Held A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps! _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l A Good Credit Score is 700 or Above. See yours in just 2 easy steps!--_7af91887-f82b-4510-9b6a-bbf3258c7490_----==============C22772344013879807=

From: "mossytrail" <mossytrail at hctc.com> on 2009.02.15 at 01:29:47(19107) I have the complete first season of Gilligan's Island, and I just can't get over that their "uncharted island" is vegetated with so many cultivated ornamental flowers. Jason Hernandez +More Naturalist-at-Large > > Dear Ted, > > Most interesting! Was the Anthurium bloom a ''typical'' > A. andreanum bloom (Hawaiian "special") or perhaps a wax > mock-up? I too tend to take note of plants used as > back-drops in movies, and am amazed at the Sabal palms in > Viet Nam, and all the cultivated palm species, vining > Monstera and Philodendron, Alocasias and other genera of > aroids, etc. which seem so very common, even feral on all > these many film sets! :--) > > The Best, > > Julius > > Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:41:31 -0500 > From: oppenhauser2001@gmail.com > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > Subject: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies > > Dear Friends of Horticulture, > > Yesterday my wife and I were watching an old Sherlock > Holmes movie titled "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes", > dating from 1939 (Basil Rathbone). In it the arch-villain, > Moriarty (played by George Zucco), turned out to be a big > plant aficionado. Although a ruthless criminal, he is > devoted to his plants. His manservant has committed the > crime of failing to water his plant, obviously an aroid. > Moriarty then says that this plant is the extremely choice > Anthurium magenta. I was skeptical about the species name, > but the Anthurium half came across clear and bold. (Maybe > the magenta part is a cultivar description.) Then Moriarty > wistfully clips off the bloom (correct, for Anthurium) and > places between the pages of a book he is using to try to > steal the British crown jewels. > > > Every once in a while cultivated plants come up when > watching a movie. Many times it's an orchid. On the > current "Lost" program there are always aroids drifting in > and out in the background but these are there purely for > decorative purposes. This is the first time I recall > seeing an aroid followed by an educated name attached. > > > Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would > be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were > involved. > > Ted Held > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

From: "mossytrail" <mossytrail at hctc.com> on 2009.02.15 at 01:50:01(19108) The "triffids" were vaguely aroid-like. Jason Hernandez Naturalist-at-Large +More > > It looked like what a government committee might design > for a "Super Carnivorous Plant". It was like a giant > tropical pitcher plant on steroids (illegally I assume). > > Sheldon Hatheway > Canby OR > > > > > ________________________________ > From: "STARSELL@aol.com" > To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > Sent: Tuesday, February 10, 2009 5:07:38 AM > Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Aroids in the Movies > > What was that "plant" in "The Little Shop of Horrors"? > > To my mind it was some type of aroid. > > > Alison Robinson > > In a message dated 2/9/2009 10:58:06 P.M. Central Standard > Time, oppenhauser2001@gmail.com writes: > > Has anyone seen other aroids mentioned in film? It would > be nice if a plant person who was not a sociopath were > involved. _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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