RE: Amorph lambii

From: "Craig Allen" callen at fairchildgarden.org> on 2002.08.02 at 06:05:19(9175) I thought we had this species at one time but when ours bloomed Hetterscheid identified ours as Amorphophallus tinekeae. The plant itself is even more beautiful. Amorphophallus tinekeae blooms even as a small seedling, looks similar but with a much taller peduncle or stem on the inflorescence. Craig M. Allen +More Conservatory Manager Fairchild Tropical Garden 10901 Old Cutler Road Coral Gables/Miami, Florida 33156 Tel.: 305-667-1651 ext. 3320 Fax: 305-661-8953 web: www.fairchildgarden.org -----Original Message----- GeoffAroid@aol.com Sent: Thursday, August 01, 2002 12:35 AM To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Subject: Amorph lambii Dear aroidland, Thought you might like to know (and see) that Kew has a plant of Amorphophallus lambii in flower at the moment. This seems to be their year for having rare amorphs flower, first 3 titanums now lambii. Although not as large or gorgeously coloured as titanum it has a charm of its own with an electric green spathe. Go to http://members.aol.com/geoffaroid/lambii.jpg to see the plant not yet fully open. I expect it to reach full size around tomorrow. Regards, Geoffrey KIbby London

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