Re: [Aroid-l] Fwd: Tuber ID Request

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" <hetter at xs4all.nl> on 2008.11.12 at 16:12:58(18723) Hi Ron, Such a waste of a fine aroider.......... It is Amorphophallus paeoniifolius. Cheerio, Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com > [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] Namens Ron Weeks > Verzonden: dinsdag 11 november 2008 21:07 > Aan: Discussion of aroids > Onderwerp: [Aroid-l] Fwd: Tuber ID Request > > I received this request from Cheryl in Australia. Since I do > not grow aroids that smell foul or go dormant I cannot help. > I trust one of the you tubernaters can. > ...Ron > > I have been searching the internet to try and identify a > plant - I helped an elderly fellow repot his orchids, he gave > me a sack with about 8 bulbs in it that looked like a birds > nest in varying sizes from 1 inch to 9 inches accross - they > stated shooting a few weeks ago and I planted them - the big > one has a huge growth coming up - about 9 inches high with a > diameter of 5 > - > 6 inches. > > He told me they were Dracontium Giganteum - but I cannot find > any information on them - I have attached a photo of the big > one taken this morning and I suspect that I may have to wait > for it to flower, and then try to find out what it is, but > also wondered if the birds nest type large bulb was an > identifying factor. > > But just wondered if you or any of your members would know > what it was - > > Cheers > Cheryl Acford > > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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