well i got my completion to the "tropical" amorphs today..
YEA !!
i just got the last.. decus-salvae today..from germany.. wish
more USA growers would grow out the other species of the tropicals..
hint.. hint.. :)
i think id like to add a couple more hewettii, gigas,and 2 more decus-salvae
just in case i kill 1.. sigh..
titanums.. i gotta forest of mmm.. lol
i want to go to the african amorphs now.. from aroid.org i see some very
cool looking species from africa..
whos going to grow amorph titanum this year?
I will have to look up the website. I got 98 pct of the tropicals in. We are going to hit the 40's. Some have grown so much I am going to have to do some major cutting. Now the task of watering all the time...!
all the larger titanums are out of dormancy now.. 2 have been sitting around for 3 months..nothin..i pulled them all inside couple weeks ago..sitting in sunny window..on heat mat..and pop..they came
alive..:)..
one is showing some serious growth.mm sigh..wonder how big she'll get.. its not the largest
tuber..so i think im ok.. lol..guess i'll find out in a month..
my gigas,hewettii are doing great.. decus-silvae is just starting to shoot up..
the gigas petioles are really lovely..i'll take some pics and post.. alot of colour and patterns
on the petiole..
better look..see tropics pic of his big one !!! very cool !!!!
the bloom is just starting to open.. WAY COOL MAN !! :)
potted up the titanum sprouted seed.. they got here fast!!
im using potting mix and topped with sphagnum moss..with titanum
seed in the moistened moss.. so far..the seeds look good still.. hope i
dont kill them..sigh..
yea.. more titanums.. lol.. :) i have 15 tubers currently..various sizes
and now another 12 seeds..all sprouted..and if i dont kill them..i gotta put up
a greenhouse.. oh and my leaf cuttings..i must have done something right this
time.. 3 leaves are going well.. i dont wanna mess with them yet..but maybe in dec
if leaves still look good..i'll pull them out of sphagnum and see if roots have formed..
hope so..
?? anyone else start titanum..or any of the other "tropical" amorphs from seed????
would love to read of your successes and insights..
much thanks...
Is Bulbifer classified as a tropical? Must be seeing as how it grows here in Hawaii outdoors.
I've had one in a pot for about 6 years. Its blooms set seeds, seeds fall to the surface and seedling plants grow. I then put the seedlings in pots (just started doing that this year)
Saurumatum Venosum bloomed and set a seeds this year. Seeds are still tight on the stem and not yet fully matured. If they are viable there will be hundreds - AND I HAVE TOO MANY ALREADY.
Hurricane Iselle caused some fallen tree damage to the pot and adult plants of Bulbifer this year so I will be repotting for the first time and see what size and number of tubers I have.
Just received Amorph. Dunnii from a neighbor but too small to bloom yet.
Mike
wow..what did we all dissapear from talking about our beloved titanum..???
:) LOL
my update..
all my 12 titanum seeds are going well.. i think 1/2 have petiole starts showing now
YEA!! i'll take some pics soon.. and post..
the titanum leaf cuttings have rooted really well.. i think they are where i need to pot up..
?? anyone with experience in this?? currently they are just in spahgnum moss.. i do spray the
moss every other day to keep semi moist..and add kelp powder,amino acids,and lately a weak
solution of 20:20:20 fertilizer..
aside my hewettii seeds are swelling now..and showing roots too.. YEA! !
gigas..which are my most recent potted up..no sign yet.. but they arent rotting either..so..
hope thats good..
one of my larger titanum tubers petiole is just starting to open up.. it too will be a shorter version of last growing seasons height.. the tuber was good sized from before.. i think with
them outside and the chilly nites we had..they didnt like at all !!!
the other larger titanum tubers are at various stages..all are out of dormancy though..
hope to see more posters here... :) hint.. hint...
Oh post pics would love to see it all happening
Hi.
I love titanums and any aroid. I have some growing on the side of the house. I hope they're still there. The grass crew sometimes cut more than the grass. As soon as this downpour is over, I'll go check on them.
Sylvain.
wish i could grow my "tropical" amorphs outdoors.. sigh..
its either move..or put up a greenhouse..:)
well my slow to get going titanum.. aka "mr slow".. i gotta come up with a
snappier name for it..:) LOL is the surprise ..as usual..
its now 83 inches tall.. (above the potting mix).. geeshh..
the leaves are just starting to spread out..so im going to be ok..
ceiling is only 9 ft..so.. :( ekkk..
i have it in south facing window.. lots of sun..nice warm toasty heating
mat under the pot.. so im hoping to see some tuber growth on it
next summer.. when im guessing it will go into dormancy..
this is my 2nd growing season with this one..
Don't have any aroids myself...yet. But a friend has several titaniums the two largest have 200 lb bulbs it took 5 people to lower them into their huge pots. One should bloom July of 2016 I will be there! LOL. One is loaded with seeds. from last bloom. He had a commercial greenhouse so plenty of room to grow them.I am 6' tall and the leaf is waaay over my head. Beautiful mottled stems too.
They do look great, but so slow to grow. Worth it when they get to flower. Mine are growing outside, but still in pots to keep them away from nematodes. Had my A. gigas flower last year, 3.1 metres tall. It's the tallest flowering Amorph, but the inflorescence (spadix and spathe) is only half the size of that of titanum. Gigas gets its height from sitting on a much longer stem. Meantime though, my titanums have a while to go before they're flowering size.
Hey did you guys get eaten by a big voodoo lily or something?
I think it's a case of "Would the last one to leave please turn off the lights".