And some came back up smiling.

Just to show how tough Amorphophallus paeoniifolius can be, we has flooding over Easter and some of the "natural" amorph areas went under. Was only able to get back to those yesterday and check how they went. From the flood debris you could see some were about 2 metres under water. It only lasted like that for a few days but the ground has been totally saturated under them for a lot longer. There hasn't been much follow up rain so many of them still have leaves coated with silt. Because it's late in the season they might decide they've had enough.

very cool tropic !! :)
my biggest paeonifolius is taking its time ..but im thinking
its not going to be a flower.. but this is my 1st time with paeonifolius..
so i guess i'll find out in a month..:)
i had a small pot of a species amorph..didnt do anything with it..
and sure enough..the other day..whats pushing up thru the potting mix..
yep..a sprout.. :) for all the tender care i give mine.. i think they are tougher
than i give them credit..

i think my biggest paeonifolius is ready to be potted up..
i will take a pic of whats growing right now..and since this is my
1st time with paeonifolius i would love insights..thoughts..???
:)
im putting it in a big 26" ( 66cm) pot ..thats the girth at top of pot..
i understand paeonifolius can get pretty big..not as large a corm
as titanum..but still if grown well.. 30# (13 kg) size..
is that your experience tropic???

My larger tubers sprout from the centre, yours is off cehtre. That hollowing in the top centre is what you have to watch out for in colder weather if there's too much water. Water will pool in there and start rot. I lost my biggest after planting it in the garden near plants that needed watering. Although the amorph was dormant, watering the other plants nearby rotted the big tuber out. But a lot of small ones keep coming up there. The smaller tubers are rounded and don't trap water.

The biggest I grew was in a rectangular (actually square) pot, at least 50 cms across. I always joked that if it outgrew the pot it would end up square. I could go into mass production and sell them as they would be the perfect shape to store during the dormant period. Anyway, I ended up putting it in the ground next season, and lost the chance to make millions, LOL.

good insight tropic..thanks
i find same with titanum too..shallow pool in center of corm..easy
place for water to hold..and possible rot to corm..
i "hope" my use of very porus potting mix will help prevent this..??
guess i'll find out..
wow !!! 50cm..thats almost 20"..wow.. very cool..
lost your opportunity for the $$$$$.. bummer..:)
so?? im thinking going ahead and potting this paeonifolius up..since
it has broke dormancy..?? do you agree??
?? how old was that biggie paeonifolius???