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Post by castillofuentes23 on Jun 13, 2009 14:09:16 GMT 7
Hi does any one know where to buy a Titan arum I found the place but as soon as I got it up the computer froze or something.  a.titanum (s)$40 (m)$85 (L)$120 hope that helped. according to them these are artificially propagated |
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Post by dking on Aug 29, 2009 1:44:52 GMT 7
i dont know where you are but berkeley botanical garden sells small plants of titan amorphophallus in there gift area. if they dont have a plant out that your interested in they will usually check for you and bring one out. so you might check other botanical gardens around where your at. i like buying from them, there plants are reasonably priced and in great shape and the proceeds go to maintain the garden.
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Post by walterg on Sept 15, 2009 7:20:48 GMT 7
I'm being a bit picky, but Amorphophallus titanum does not produce the world's largest flower. Not by a long shot. That distinction belongs to rafflesia arnoldii. Amorphophallus titanum makes the world's largest known inflorescense, which actually contains many, many tiny flowers. Amorphophallus titanum is very cold-sensitive. Amorphophallus konjac is much hardier, and much smaller. I have had konjac growing outside here in Pittsburgh for many years, and I never bother digging them up for the winter. See this - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafflesia_arnoldii |
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Post by Guest on Dec 1, 2009 21:38:24 GMT 7
Hi I too wanted to have that titan arum but its just too difficult to find in our local area. But we have several species. just want to share my Amorphophallus urceolatus. Got the name with difficulty. good thing a botanist in international aroid society helped me. Here's the picture with my assitant.  |
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Post by mitchelldavis76 on Dec 3, 2009 8:01:43 GMT 7
Walter, Not one flower, really? When I saw the one that Tim Divine flowered at Chico State, it looked like one flower to me. I'll have to find the pics. The problem with growing an amorphophallus titanum is space. If you have a blooming sized bulb, once the flower is done (2-3 weeks and 1 week of bad smell), Then it sends up a HUGE stalk. Tim said his gets about 12'-15' tall. And the flower was still "Small" at about 4'-5' tall if I remember correctly. I've heard the stalks can top out over 20' tall. So why would any one want to grow this (A giant flower that smells like rotten meat)? Because it sure makes a great story over a cup of coffee.  LOL! Mitchell |
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Post by castillofuentes23 on Dec 4, 2009 8:31:01 GMT 7
makes me feel like a victorian period "duke" ;D
just like my idol, the "duke of chatsworth", who built an amazing collection of tropical plants, that were housed in an amazing glasshouse.
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Post by justjack on Dec 7, 2009 4:45:33 GMT 7
Mitchell, you would need a magnifying glass first hand to see the flowers. The spadix of all aroids is a group of flowers ranging from a few to a few million as in Titanum.
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Post by justjack on Dec 7, 2009 4:50:03 GMT 7
Unless I'm mistaken, the titan arum is commonly known as the corpse flower. Forgive me for being skeptical, but why would anyone want something that bad smelling around their house? Just curious. Hey! We still let you hang around, smell and all! Just kidding, I'm bored. Time to go dig something up! |
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Post by paolofuentes on May 24, 2010 17:13:42 GMT 7
Someone is offering me a titan Arum which is about 2 years old.
but it's too expensive I cannot afford..but if ever i buy it, it'll crown my small collection of Amorphophalluses!
(I'm from the Philippines)
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Post by cole1434 on Sept 24, 2010 12:10:24 GMT 7
Hey its a very pretty having well arranged leaves. I liked it now please tell me about form where i can buy plants online? www.nationaltropicals.com.au/ |
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Post by sabulba on Feb 21, 2012 16:04:47 GMT 7
hi... i have seen the biggest flower but i don't its name but it is in the jineva forest. length 7 meter. order online flowers |
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Post by ayi on Feb 22, 2012 6:48:00 GMT 7
Hi Mitchell,
There are actually some plant groups that compliment with carnivorous plants, and Amorphophallus is one of them- there's just so much curiosity value inherent in these plants. Actually, Andreas Wistuba is one of those who's crazy with both carnivorous plants and amorphs (and also weird ant plants and ant ferns).
Cheers,
Wally
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