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Amorphophallus bulbifer

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by This_guy_Bri, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. Apr 17, 2010 #1
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    so it bloomed!
    much shorter inflorescence than bulbifer or konjac

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    showing the top, male flowers in the middle and female flowers towards the bottom

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    male flowers close-up

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    male flowers extreme close-up

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    female flowers extreme close-up

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    i actually have two in bloom.
    tried to pollinate both but in the second, smaller one, i cut a hole for easier access to the female flowers

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    another view of both

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  2. Apr 17, 2010 #2
    Jon

    Jon Mmmm... bulbophyllum...

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    Those things are awesome!
     
  3. Apr 17, 2010 #3
    Dale

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    Nice!

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  4. Apr 17, 2010 #4
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    i forgot to mention
    this one was super stinky, but just for a day
    to me, it was kind of a generic stinky and not so much like rotting flesh or rotting garbage
     
  5. Apr 18, 2010 #5
    Mary Jane

    Mary Jane New Member

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    Those are very cool, Brian. Thanks.
     
  6. Apr 18, 2010 #6
    harrywitmore

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    My bulbifer always smells like a propane gas leak. I'm always checking the greenhouse lines when this one flowers. As it ages it then smells allot more like cat pee.

    Since it develops bulbils on the leaf, it's easy to get a start of this one. Nice flower!
     
  7. Apr 18, 2010 #7
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    how long is your's fragrant? i'm just wondering if the fact that the days after it started blooming were very cloudy effected whether or not it's stinky for longer than a day.
     
  8. Apr 18, 2010 #8
    harrywitmore

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    It only last a few days but the very pungent odor of propane last only the first day. Mine are all planted in the ground so it may be somewhat different. I have also found the odor seems to come and go during the day.

    The absolutely best/worst spelling Aroid I have is Dracunculus vulgaris. As soon as it opens the blow flies swarm it. Unfortunately I don't think I will have flowers this year though. Nothing better than the smell of dead animals in the morning. If you've ever lived in the rural south you know this means it's spring!
     
  9. Apr 18, 2010 #9
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    sounds like a funny quality in a plant but i bet it spells a lot better than my Amorphophallus....
    :poke:
     
  10. Apr 18, 2010 #10
    harrywitmore

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    Hahaha! :bang:
     
  11. Aug 14, 2010 #11
    This_guy_Bri

    This_guy_Bri weirdo

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    i put pollen from my Amorphophallus yunnanensis onto this.
    it took forever to see any change, but the seeds seem to be forming!

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    it put off a leaf too

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  12. Aug 14, 2010 #12
    Uluwehi

    Uluwehi angraecoids, dendrobiums and more Supporting Member

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    Congratulations on the seed set!
     
  13. Aug 14, 2010 #13
    Mary Jane

    Mary Jane New Member

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    Neat-o
    Dude, you're all wet..
     
  14. Aug 14, 2010 #14
    goods

    goods Well-Known Member Supporting Member

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    Very cool! I need to find one of these to try and grow
     
  15. Nov 8, 2010 #15
    This_guy_Bri

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    seeds seem almost ripe!
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