Re: [Aroid-l] help

From: "Marge Talt" mtalt at hort.net> on 2005.09.18 at 06:50:10(13365) No apologies, Noel, we all start from zero. Sounds to me like you have A. bulbifer. The bulbils will, indeed, make new plants. Leave them on the mother plant until the leaf withers - watch as it starts to die down as they can fall off and get lost. Plant with the concave side that was attached to the mother UP. I usually let my babies sit on the mother's pot over winter when I just let the pot dry out in the house and then plant them in spring when I repot the mother tuber. Have even had some sit on my desk over winter. So far ( and I have only had this plant a few years) all the bulbils have sprouted and grown on - I am now getting a little collection of this species:-) +More Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland mtalt@hort.net Editor: Gardening in Shade, Suite101.com Shadyside Garden Designs ----------------------------------------------- http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/shade_gardening ------------------------------------------------ Complete Index of Articles by Category and Date http://mtalt.hort.net/article-index.html ---------- Please excuse my ignorance but I'm just starting to collect Amorphophallus. One of mine (label lost) has several round, brown buds, the biggest of which is at the junction of where the leaves leave the trunk. Looks to me as if I plant these, they will produce new plants. Is this correct? Sorry to trouble you with what I'm sure is a dumb question. _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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