RE: Taccarum

From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at vkc.nl> on 1998.09.14 at 14:54:08(2598) Taccarophiles, Since Eduardo wants to hear from taccarophiles, well, here's one! Of course this is because T. weddellianum has an Amorphophallus-like leaf...(sort of). I have two different clones of T. weddellianum, one consistently considerably larger than the other. The large one produces one or two inflors at the same time every year and the spadix grows up to a meter or slightly more. This year and last year we fertilised it and successfully grew enormous infructescences. This year we have a ripening one again and all of you who want seeds, please email me privately (hetter@vkc.nl).I can probably distribute them along with this year's phalloid-sales, later. +More The tubers of my clones do occasionally produce offsets though never many. I am also the proud owner of T. cardenasianum, which Eduardo is looking for, but I am already discussing this with him (we have some rare Andean refuge areas here in Holland................).. In general the whole alliance of Spathicarpeae is fantastic. Gorgonidium is also a prize to have. I have already distributed some spare material of G. vermicidum a while ago. I hope it is growing everywhere I sent it. I do have two other Gorgonidium species but they have not yet flowered. Less impressive but interesting to have is Asterostigma, also Spathicarpeae alliance. The inflors are not too impressive though. I have A. peruvianum growing. Spathantheum is nice too. I have S. intermedium and S. orbignyanum but the last one is a bitch to grow. Anyone having any advice on growing S. orbignyanum? I am now awaiting an offset tuber of Synandrospadix of Steve Marak's clone. Mine doesn't offset. As you all can see, there's enough tuberous fun to be had with Spathicarpeae! Cheers all, Wilbert

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