[Aroid-l] Anthurium with double spathe.

From: exotics at hawaii.rr.com (Windy Aubrey) on 2008.06.17 at 20:31:44(17866) Hi Julius, That was a great explanation. Very interesting! I learned something new. Thanks for that, Windy +More ----- Original Message ----- From: To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 11:56 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Anthurium with double spathe. > > > > ________________________________ >> From: jardin_emilia at hotmail.com >> To: aroid-l at gizmoworks.com >> Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 20:41:27 -0400 >> Subject: [Aroid-l] Anthurium with double spathe. > > Dear Jorge Joel, > > This is one of the many Anthurium hybrids loosly based on A. andreanum, > and the double spathe is thought to be a result on chemical treatments > during the tissue culture/cultivation process. It is particularly common > in Spathiphyllums which you can see at the ''big box'' stores sold there > by the millions. These plants are subjected to multiple chemicals as > tiny plantlets still in the tissue culture flasks at the lab, some to make > them grow faster, to produce abundant leaves, then when out of the flasks > and growing, other chemicals are sprayed on their leaves to make them all > bloom abundantly and all at the same time/month/season, so as to be able > to market a bunch of blooming plants all together. Many will be seen to > have deformed or double, sometimes tripple spathes and spadices. > In time the plant will ''grow out'' from the influence of the chemicals > and again begin to produce ''normal'' one-spathed blooms. > > Good Luck, > > Julius > WPB, Florida > >> Hello! I just wanted to share with you guys my new Anthurium. It has a >> red, double spathe that made me fell in love with it. Now i am wondering >> if this is the characteristic that point to a certain cultivar. Or maybe, >> is there any species that produces this double spathe? >> >> I found it in a Plant Fair here in Puerto Rico. And it seems like it is a >> certain variety and not an abnormaly in a specific plant, because, apart >> from my plant, there was another plant with the same double spathe. Any >> one can tell me more about this. >> >> Another curious thing is that the bigger spathe is Butterfly-shapped, >> while the smaller one is more heart-shapped. >> >> Any thoughts? >> >> Thank you, >> Jorge Joel... > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L at www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l >

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