Re: [Aroid-l] Stopping the Stink

From: Steve Marak <samarak at gizmoworks.com> on 2009.04.01 at 03:41:10(19211) Jim, Haven't tried it for Sauromatum/Typhonium/whatever it is this month, but I suspect it would work. About 1986 or so, walking by a room deep within Wal-Mart's general office I noticed a huge bouquet of Dracunculus vulgaris inflorescences in a vase. I'd never seen them before, and was so entranced that I buzzed about them like a fly, but there was no odor whatever, and none of her co-workers were the least upset. The lady who brought them in said that she "deodorized" them by washing the inflorescences out with a garden hose. I've tried it with equal success several times. Another option that works for me is to cut them and submerge in a bucket of water for a few hours (discarding the water, of course!). Steve +More On Mon, 30 Mar 2009, James Waddick wrote: > Dear Aroiders, > I just read this entry at the Cistus Nursery site at > > http://www.cistus.com/mailorder/CistusMailOrderWinter2009.pdf > > Sauromatum venosum monarch of the east > Striking, tuberous Araceae, the spring flowers (spathe) mottled in fleshy pink > to metallic maroon and followed > by an attractive, single leaf on a 2-3 ft petiole. Stunning, especially in > flower. Very tropical. Also aromatic, > redolent of fly-attracting odors that can be mitigated by a spray of water or > left to work their own kind of > magic. Half sun and regular summer water. > > Having recently been driven briefly out of the house by a blooming > plant in the basement, I wonder if this is true. Could I have simply sprayed > the inflorescence with water and eliminated the stink ? > > Anyone have experience with this method? > > Many thanks. Jim W. > -- > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > > -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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