Re: [Aroid-l] aroid recommendations

From: "Ertelt, Jonathan B" <jonathan.ertelt at vanderbilt.edu> on 2009.01.10 at 22:40:52(18886) Carol, There are several easy to grow Anthurium species that are regular bloomers and self-pollinate as well, so after a while you start to have fruits showing as well. They would do better in hanging baskets - do you have that possibility? I can send you seed of both once the weather warms a bit. A slightly different flower type for the family is to be found in the genus Spathicarpa, with two species that are pretty commonly grown, S. sagittifolia and S. hastifolia. Either of these would also be good to have, although they are more seasonal bloomers - but they certainly can grow/bloom in small pots. Some of the smaller growing Spathiphyllum species and cultivars would also be good possibilities. Let me know if you're interested in the Anthurium species. Jonathan +More Jonathan Ertelt Greenhouse Manager, Vanderbilt University > Hello Good People, > > I work at a university greenhouse that supports, among other things, > the teaching of a plant taxonomy class. Can you please recommend > some species in the Araceae family that I could grow for the class? > > Requirements: 1) Tropical or subtropical, a year round greenhouse grower. > 2) Can be kept to about a 6 inch pot size or smaller and be a blooming > size plant. 3) Ideally the plant would bloom fairly often or could be > convinced to bloom around the second half of September in a greenhouse in > the USA, West Virginia. 4) flower structure, fairly typical spathe and > spadix. > > I have lurked on this list a while so I am somewhat familiar with the > family. I can supply dry and or cool resting periods or extra heat > and or light to encourage the plant at the needed time of the year. > I would prefer a true species but an example is much better than no > example. Between this greenhouse and another on campus we have > several examples of species in the family but they are mostly > philodendrons and Dieffenbachia that either don't bloom very often or > only bloom when they are larger plants than we are usually able to > accommodate. > > If you suggest something out of the ordinary, which I personally > would prefer, please include some hints on where to obtain plants. > Feel free to reply publicly or privately. > > Thanks for any help on this. > > Carol McCarthy > > carol.mccarthy@mail.wvu.edu > West Virginia University - Dept. of Biology > Greenhouse Manager > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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