Amorphophallus bulbifer

[Central Floridave]

first bloom for me on this one. Killer flower.

[tjwalters]

That flower looks almost perfect! Unfortunately they are not hardy here - at least I don't think they are - so I have to grow it in a pot. It seems happy enough, though.

My A. konjac is getting ready to flower, too, I think. That's another killer flower. Here it is a few years ago:

[The Germinator]

WOW! those are awsome, are they related to the Cala lilies.

[Central Floridave]

I don't know anything about them other than they are easy to grow for me.

that konjac flower is amazing as well. I'm going to google these and learn more about them. They are interesting.

[tjwalters]

WOW! those are awsome, are they related to the Cala lilies.

Yes, they are both in the aroid family (Araceae). See http://www.aroid.org/genera/ for other related genera. Some pretty cool plants.

[Central Floridave]

Thanks for that link. That is an awesome website. International Aroid Society....Nice!

[han]

Here is my Amorphophallus paeneopholius

[Central Floridave]

pretty flower. Does it stink?

I bid on some Mr.Stinky Titans yesterday on Ebay only to get out bid. Those things are expensive!

[John Case]

WOW! those are awsome, are they related to the Cala lilies.

Amorphophallus is an ariod genus and yes, somewhat related to callas, and philodendrons, anthuriums, alocasia, and colocasi, among other genuses.

All aroids have the flower that comes from the spathe with both sexes in the flower. They generally use insects to fertilize the flower and produce seeds.

The Amorphophallus titanum is known as the Corpose Flower, the larget single inflorescence and attract bugs by generating a smell like rotting flesh.

Other ariods can heat their inflorescences to 100F and release scents to attract insects......

A very neat group of plants!

[Central Floridave]

spent flower

[junglegalfla]

sorry...seing those just makes me revert to my 12 yr old self Post # 10 or the spent bloom makes me think of liver spots and that age ain't always kind. :lol:

In all seriousness, cool family of plants although I appreciate their stems more than there blooms. Awesome marking!

[Central Floridave]

Do you think a shot of anti-biotics will clear it up?

[The Germinator]

Is that first picture what I have seen advertised as Voodoo lillies?

[aussiearoids]

YES , the weirder the name , the more likely it will sell .. what about Spotted Dick !!

[tjwalters]

Is that first picture what I have seen advertised as Voodoo lillies?

The first "Voodoo Lily" I ever had was Typhonium venosum (Sauromatum venosum). I think this is the one commonly referred to/sold as Voodoo Lily, though many Amorphos also go by that name.

Typhonium venosum flower:

Typhonium venosum foliage (appears after flowers):

[8er-moni]

:drool: Great fotos !!!!!

My Sauromatum (Typhonium) venosum March 09- only in the pot possible (in winter dry and cleaned in the cool cellar)

A fiew days later in the cellar - outdoor it was too cold and in the wintergarden we could not bear it

Today:

[Central Floridave]

Nice photos above!

Since this thread I finally won a mr.stinky Titan on Ebay.

Also, a paenolliferus (sp?), a bunch of konjzcs

The flower above, the bulbifer, has decayed but the main stem remains. I can't tell if seeds are developing yet. But probably not, I think they need to be hand pollinated.

[Sandy Loam]

Attached are a couple of photos of Amorphophallus Bulbifer that I took in June or July at Kanapaha Botanical Gardens in Gainesville, Florida. They must be much bigger by now. They were already chest height in the attached photos.

Check out the interesting trunks!

[Sandy Loam]

Oops. Sorry, the second photo did not attach. Hopefully it is attached this time.

[tjwalters]

I apparently broke the links to my pictures at some point, so I thought I post them again for anyone that might be interested...

Amorphophallus bulbifer

Amorphophallus konjac

Typhonium venosum (Voodoo lily)

[Moose]

http://www.palmpedia.net/forum/index.php?threads/international-aroid-show-sale.4884/