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Amorphophallus very interesting plants

one of my other plants i like to grow is amorph's , so interesting how they grow and flower , but stinky ,is the only draw back when it flowers the upper flower smells like a dead rat ,
J

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newly opened bulbifer

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another flower coming up

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Konjac

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konjac tuber , flower Spike at the ready in dormant stage

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amorph as tree not flowering
 
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Being stinky is a drawback? That's a plus for me, one major reason why I would grow it haha.
 
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LOVE amorphs! This is one of mine 2 years ago:

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This one I dug this year, it was tennis ball sized when I planted it this past spring:

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Mine aren't big enough to flower yet but I grow mine for the foliage so no biggy. How long did the stench last, Tommy?

Actually have a three tiny bulblets (Amorphophallus riverii 'Konjac') for postage if anyone wants them.


UPDATE: All bulblets have found new homes. ;)

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Mine aren't big enough to flower yet but I grow mine for the foliage so no biggy. How long did the stench last, Tommy?

Actually have a three tiny bulblets (Amorphophallus riverii 'Konjac') for postage if anyone wants them.



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The stink lasts about 2 days and with Konjac at least I don't find it all THAT bad. It's not good but not bad.
 
Hay tommy ,did you get your konjac to flower again this year too , , the bulbifer is very stinky too but differnt stink to konjac , they last for up to 4 day here one all most a week , nearly made me peuck :blush:
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Hay tommy ,did you get your konjac to flower again this year too , , the bulbifer is very stinky too but differnt stink to konjac , they last for up to 4 day here one all most a week , nearly made me peuck :blush:
J


My largest one flowered 2 years in a row but this year it was REALLY slow to wake up.
 
a. konjac

i grow the3se as well. no flower on these young plants for me this year.
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That konjak is huge! I'd love to grow these, just for the repulsive smell.
 
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I got my bulb today from Dragonseye. Can't wait to get it growing in the spring!!!
 
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suite

I have 2 tuberculous from amorphophalus and sauromatum ( I d'not know what species) .

have you some infos on their cultivate condition and substrate

merci

jeff
 
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I got some bulbs from a swap a few months back of both amorphophallus and sauromatum..I'm learning about them myself...haha i can't wait for the flower, the smell is too awesome! Repulsive or not, that is what makes them so unique lol, hence why i want them ;) Good luck! I'd love to see more pics of Amorpho's and Sauromatums :)
 
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@Cremmy18: I know you're from RI, did you get it from here? If so I had *absolutely* no idea that they grow here, that would be pretty cool.
@everyone: On a scale of -1.7 to 10 how bad does it stink? Does it just keep stinking obnoxiously forever or just a little while? BTW cool plants and pics
 
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@Cremmy18: I know you're from RI, did you get it from here? If so I had *absolutely* no idea that they grow here, that would be pretty cool.
@everyone: On a scale of -1.7 to 10 how bad does it stink? Does it just keep stinking obnoxiously forever or just a little while? BTW cool plants and pics

I actually received this swap a few months ago..probably like back in December from somewhere in the states...My amorpho bulbs are so tiny (I'm told 2-3 year olds), that I do not think they will be producing flowers anytime soon :( However, my Sauromatum bulb is looking ready to bloom this summer :) (told that it is a 7 yr old bulbs). From the tons of chatting/researching I've done about the flower, I have gathered it is somewhere between an 8-10 in smell, at least when kept inside the house lol! I've read it will keep greenhouse visitors at bay too ;) No direct experience with the smell yet myself, But i can already smell something interesting about the bulb when I take it out of its box...so I can only imagine how much "fun" it'll smell in full bloom haha! My new collection of Voodoos and Amorphos.

Sauromatum Venosum - 7 yr
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2 Amorphos, 1 sauromatum
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sorry about that I read it wrong...I thought you said swamp...:headwall:
 
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Lol, no problem :) I do remember now though, they came from NY just as a reference for where they were grown originally.
 
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very nice this A.bulbifer :hail:

JEFF
 
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Stunning bulb !
 
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Thank you very much to you both :) Just an update to all, my sauromatum venosum has new growths going on these days!
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