From: mburack at mindspring.com> on 2002.09.11 at 18:42:45(9388)
No no Wilbert...
You should know, I would rather have my skin flailed off with a hot branding
iron before getting into Philos which I generally loathe.
Now Anthuriums on the other hand...hmmmmmmmm (SMILE!)
What can I say... I cant protect the d**n things..... Everything is looking
great... 4pm comes.. they sky turns black... out of nowhere it is nothing but
lightning and rain, and the ever so pleaseant 55 mile an hour wind.... I have
tried stakes....big clay pots... you name it.. these things just arent built
to handle any wind..... The leaf is smashed into bits.. and the orange or
grapefruit sized tuber I started out with at the start of the season, is now
the size of a pea!??!
Of course with the exception of my large paeons, which seem to be able to
withstand a house falling on them!
On Wed, 11 Sep 2002 19:33:32 +0200 Wilbert Hetterscheid
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> Some species of Amorphs have thick stalks as a
> stable character, others are
> thin. Of the larger species e.g. decus-silvae,
> gigas, hewittii, annulifer
> etc. have relatively thin stalks. Titanum,
> paeoniifolius, koratensis, scaber
> are among the thick-stalked ones. It's all
> genetically proof, no
> environmental factors involved. Having said
> that, I have pictures of a giant
> hewittii in Sarawak with a VERY thick petiole,
> but then the leaf of it is 3
> meter high!!!!!!
>
> So, now that you robbed me blind of
> Amorphophalluses, you're going to get
> rid of them again???????????? Just DON'T tell
> me you switch to
> Philodendrons.................
>
> Lord Protector of Phalloids
>
> > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> > Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu
> > [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens
> mburack@mindspring.com
> > Verzonden: woensdag 11 september 2002 15:24
> > Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> > Onderwerp: [aroid-l] Giant Amorphs - what a
> shame.
> >
> >
> >
> > Since we have been discussing the giant
> amorphs.. I am
> > curious as to why some
> > of the giants seem to stay very "thin" until
> they are "VERY" big.
> >
> > For example, plants like paeonifolius are
> strong and stocky
> > even when they are
> > small. My largest are huge with a base
> diameter of something
> > crazy like 10-12
> > inches. They withstand the elements with no
> problem, be it
> > thrashing wind,
> > rain etc..
> >
> > Now my largest hewitii has finally come up
> (fabulous, just in
> > time for the
> > temps to drop). I measured it this past
> weekend at 6.5 feet
> > tall...it looks
> > like a tree, although it is probably 3-4
> inches in diameter
> > at the base. It
> > is in a protected position on my patio so it
> has a "chance"
> > of survival,
> > although if I put it out with the other
> amorphs I am sure one
> > good wind gust
> > would destroy it... as did my 5 foot lambii
> which was
> > demolished by a 10
> > minute rainstorm.
> >
> > It is for this reason that I am considering
> scaling my Amorph
> > collection down
> > dramatically when all go dormant... I guess
> anyone interested
> > should keep
> > their eyes open for my announcement.
> >
> > Marc
>
>
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