Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac.

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.04.28 at 13:48:10(6296) Hello Friends, Remember, A. konjac is a widely CULTIVATED species, so there are MANY vars. of this, and one would expect to find different 'going dormant' times on plants collected in different countries/zones. Maybe 'Lord Phallus' would have a more educated comment on this!? Sincerely, Julius +More >><><< >Can you trace your supplier back to Collectors Corner at Gardenworld >Nursery in Springvale Victoria ? If so you have an Amorph. konjac >(disappointingly). >A far too familiar case of incorrect plant ID I'm sorry to say. > I know it came from Victoria..... so it is probably what you are talking about. However..... why does this form die down far earlier than the other A. konjac that I have? Someone in Queensland told me that theirs has done the same thing as mine....and I think they mentioned Collector's Corner. Are there specific clones of A. konjac that die down before others? I would say we're talking about a month before by the look of it too. There are no signs of even a little yellowing on the A. konjac that I got from an Aroid collector (from this list) here in Canberra, so I would have thought it was at least something slightly different? Cheers. Paul Tyerman Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8 mailto:tyerman@dynamite.com.au Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Lilium, Aroids, plus just about anything else that doesn't move!!!!!

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