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My Anthurium is published !

Darold Petty

By Darold Petty
in TROPICAL LOOKING PLANTS - Other Than Palms

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This is published due to the efforts of Dr. Donald Hodel.  Effusive gratitude to him !

  I have hand pollinated this plant and distributed the offspring as Anthurium sp. 'Loja'.  so now the lucky recipients has a true name for the plant.

  Please don't ask about availability.  I have none, however I do plan to hand pollinate again, and the resultant offspring will be ready in 5 or 6 years !  :winkie:

https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2025-11/New Anthurium sp Loja Ecuador Croat and Hodel PALMARBOR September 2025.pdf

 

 

 

 
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Wow. Congratulations Darold! That's a really cool story behind this awesome little plant. I do think though, that the term "ardent plant fancier" needs to be added to your online bios and business cards. 

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WOW!!!! Congrats Darold!!!!  Truly seeing this come to fruition must be so gratifying.

Cheers my friend!

Tim 

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Excellent, Darold!

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Congrats! Don Hodel used to be my neighbor!

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Jonathan Grand Master

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That's exciting news, though I would have preferred Anthurium pettyianum, or A daroldii...still pretty cool Darold!

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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2 hours ago, Jonathan said:

That's exciting news, though I would have preferred Anthurium pettyianum, or A daroldii...still pretty cool Darold!

I don't approve of naming plants for persons, although this is common.  I prefer the 'old school' practice where the species epithet refers to a unique or distinctive detail of the plant.  Dr. Croat observed that he had never seen a species in the Belolonchium section with green berries.

 Therefore it was my wish that it be named Anthurium 'green berries', (in Latin).

So, Dr. Croat and Dr. Hodel honored my wish for the name.   :) 

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Jonathan Grand Master

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9 hours ago, Darold Petty said:

I don't approve of naming plants for persons, although this is common.  I prefer the 'old school' practice where the species epithet refers to a unique or distinctive detail of the plant.  Dr. Croat observed that he had never seen a species in the Belolonchium section with green berries.

 Therefore it was my wish that it be named Anthurium 'green berries', (in Latin).

So, Dr. Croat and Dr. Hodel honored my wish for the name.   :) 

Too modest...it will forever be Anthurium daroldpettyana in my mind!

Congratulations again.

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South Arm, Tasmania, Australia - 42° South

Mild oceanic climate, with coastal exposure.

 

Summer: 12°C (53°F) average min, to 21°C (70°F) average daily max. Up to 40°C (104°F max) rarely.

 

Winter: 6°C (43°F) average min, to 13°C (55°F) average daily max. Down to 0°C (32°F) occasionally, some light frost.

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