Wanted to share this with you all. I received this a A. bulbifer and knew the first season that it wasn't-- it didn't make and corms on the leaf. I had read that A. napalensis is often found in shipments of bulbifer, so I anticipated that that was what I had. And it is.
The total show here is 31 inches bulb base to flower tip.
(Apologies for this blurry shot.)
The spathe is 10 inches in length.
Here's a better look:
Two wonderful textures and no "scent" so far:
Pebble-y.
The offsets are short and stubby-- 1 inch at most.
PS-- I was able to make leaf cuttings in 2007.
R.
I should be getting 2 Konjacs this week, I can't wait! My first Amorphallus!
I like that one too, Tommy. I had one bloom in March.
The napalensis opened up some more on the 19th-- has some nice articulation as the front edge curves back a little and the spathe flattens out some. You can see the top portion of the stigmas-- making three distinct textures and colors.
I just noticed I misspelled Amorphophallus in the topic line . That word is really too long anyway :-))).
R.
I got one of my Konjacs yesterday! Planted it in a mix or miracle grow/orchid bark and some extra perlite. I have the pot sitting on a heat mat inside.
Can't wait!
Tom
