back in 1990 we purchased this home and what i thought was some caly lily i dug up and moved to the frount door.
i have never seen such a flower it is the slowest grower to multiply and the flower is the most stunning color of deep plum when we have cut them oh my after a day they have a horrible smell
they are beauties i would love to learn more about them i havent seen them in any nursery or in any gardening books any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you
lizrainey if you post your plant on the aroid forum some one will i.d. it for you.
Kim
This message was edited Mar 17, 2008 5:21 PM
thanks kim will do
This plant looks like Arum palaestinum. It comes in a number of forms, but this is definitely one of the forms. Very nice plant.
Here's a link about it:
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/53698/
LariAnn
Aroidia Research
thank you!!
Now I may be on the wrong track altogether being relatively inexperienced and a new member here.
For what it's worth, the leaves look similar to what we know as the deliscious monster (tropical very slow-growing / ripening fruit - sometimes called "fruit salad")
Does it bear fruit from the flowers?
These would be kind of scaly oblong cones which start ripening from one end.
OK, probably not right but maybe of some help even if only in elimination of possibilities!
Regards
Peter
Welcome to DG, Peter. All comments are always, always appreciated.
LouC
Monstera deliciosa has heart-shaped leaves with splits in them. The leaves I saw more looked like a jack in the pulpit on steroids.
I love the banana-coconut flavor of Monstera. Still, you have to be careful to only eat the fully ripened ones. The risk of throat swelling is high from half-ripe fruits with the calcium oxylate crystals.
