Amorphophallus titanum care and acquisition
Paul Licht (Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:39:41 PDT)
Albert's advice on the care of the titan arum are good but I would like
to point out that there is some controversy. Here at Berkeley, we always
keep large dormant tubers bone dry but in an otherwise moist greenhouse
(in the back of our Tropical House). However, I know of several other
people who insist on light watering, every week or two. In the past
year, we have been growing the titan seedlings for sale and when a few
went dormant, I kept them warm and wet and discovered that they started
resprouting in a few weeks. At 1.5yrs, some have already produced 3
leaves, each larger, (usually simultaneously) and tubers have grown to
30-50cm (I haven't even measured those on the largest plants). A few
other things I've learned is that these growing plants can be easily
repotted during even vigorous growth without any setup. I am now potting
up as soon as I see roots coming out of the pots (mostly 1 gal); some
plants have reached 1.5 -2ft (all planted spring 2008). Be sure to use
a VERY well draining mix (we use lots of pumice) in a standard coir
potting mix.
If anyone graves titan, please let us know. I think we can supply much
cheaper than on ebay.
Paul Licht, Director
Univ. California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510)-643-8999
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 19:00:14 +0100
From: Tom Mitchell <tom@evolution-plants.com>
Subject: Re: [pbs] Mystery Irid
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As several others have suggested, I agree that the plant is a
Crocosmia. It looks like a form of C. aurea or C. masoniorum or
perhaps a cross between the two, of which there are several good
examples, e.g. 'Comet'. the book to consult is Crocosmia and
Chasmanthe by Goldblatt, Manning and Dunlop. Gary Dunlop owns
Ballyrogan Nurseries in Northern Ireland and probably knows more
about this genus in cultivation than anyone. His email address (which
isn't a State secret, since you can readily find it via Google) is
gary.dunlop[at]btinternet.com. He may be able to put a name on it for
you.
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Date: Fri, 4 Sep 2009 11:55:16 -0700
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Subject: Re: [pbs] Pacific Coast lily species
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On 3 Sep 2009, at 19:35, info@auchgourishbotanicgarden.org wrote:
Could anyone suggest an individual or nursery ... able and willing to
supply ... seed or bulbs of three different wild origin provenances of
botanical lilium taxa native to the Pacific coastal region of North America...
Your message is, I am afraid, unclear. Are you looking for specific lily taxa,
specific locations, specific lilies from specific locations, or any old lily
from any three distinct locations?
If you are interested in specific taxa, what are they? If specific locations,
where are they?