Re: Long growing season?

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2001.02.23 at 19:43:14(5979) Amorphophallus albus and albispathus are NOT the same species. A. albus is a depressed-globose-tubered one from China (see Aroideana 19, front and back cover) and A. albispathus is a long-tubered species from Thailand, smelling of anise, when flowering! Wilbert +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: vrijdag 23 februari 2001 15:42 Subject: Long growing season? > > Speaking of getting ready for spring and planting/checking on our tubers, some of my Amorphophallus never died back this fall. I have A. albispathus (Is that the same as albus??), excentricus, and prainii all still looking perky. These all came from MOBOT. Two dracontiums I got from Wilbert (thanks, I still owe you!) didn't sprout until Nov-Dec and just put up a second leaf the beginning of February. > > Last year everything (including these three) had died back before November. > > These must fall in the category of temperate aroids, my house is pretty cold. Or maybe they last longer as the tubers are older? > > In any case, I enjoy looking at the growing plants more than the tubers pouting in the basement. I know we are all getting anxious for spring! > Susan > >

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