Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac.

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2001.04.30 at 15:40:31(6323) I have yet another clone to mention that may be the opposite of hardy: it is the clone developed from a plant Wayne Mrazek found near the town of Kota Kinabalu in Sabah, East Malaysia (NE part of Borneo), and THAT is a tropical place! Maybe someone on aroid-l has extras of that clone. It is rather mysterious how that plant ever got there...... It can be recognised by a petiole that has quite more surface in a pale fleshy colour and less blotches of dark green. Lord P. +More ----- Original Message ----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Sent: maandag 30 april 2001 16:34 Subject: Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wilbert Hetterscheid > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Date: Sunday, April 29, 2001 10:24 PM > Subject: Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac. > > > Dear Friends, > > I do not blame Wilbert on this one! Here in HOT Florida the 'regular' A. > konjac does NOT grow well, but as you would expect, a 'warmth loving' clone > has showed up, and is/was available from 'Plantnut', Dewey Fisk!!! As I > said, this species is cultivated as FOOD in a wide geographical area, so we > can expect lots of cultivars/different behaviors/blooming times, but all of > these cultivars should look almost exactly the same whenever/whereever they > bloom. > > Sincerely, > > Julius > > >>Lord Phallus has fallen silent on this one. Yes, there must be several > cultivars going around in the world although until recently mostly only one > with a largely dark green petiole and only few pale pinkish spots and some > white punctiform dots. Today, with the influx of material from China, we may > indeed expect other cultivars with different behaviour. Unfortunately I have > no relevant literature describing cultivars of A. konjac. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Julius Boos > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Sent: zaterdag 28 april 2001 15:48 > Subject: Re: Amorph abyssinicus/A. konjac. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Paul Tyerman > > To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > > Date: Friday, April 27, 2001 11:42 PM > > Subject: Re: Amorph abyssinicus > > > > > > > > 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 > > > > >><><< > > > > >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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