amorphophallus

i was just wondering , i know that sauromatum venosum and amorphophallus konjac go dormant , but when do you wake them up . what temps do i eekp them during fdormancy , do i acutally have to remove the tubers and store them dry ?

Sorry bout the title, can't contain myself and you are all probably the only ones that will appreciate how much fun I'm going to have in the next month or so. Just a few days to go now before I depart the forum for a while on my epic trip to Sumatra. I’ll log in occasionally whenever I get the...

Most of my plants survived the huge storm we had early this week but it did snap my Amorphophallus bulbifer off at the base just above the soil. I was wondering is there anything I can do to still own an A. bulbifer (short of buying another one). Can I make cuttings off the leaflets and plant...

Here's some pics of my Sauromatum venosum (Voodoo Lily) that just bloomed.  The tip started getting taller and taller.  Then something poked out of the protective sheath.  Instead of green, it was purple.  I was fully expecting it to develop a leaf since I didn't think the tuber was big enough...

The Amorphophallus konjac I got a while back has just sent up a new growth right next to the base of the original plant. At the moment there is simply a blunt pink "thorn" coming up from the soil, is this a common occurance?

Has anyone who owns an Amorphophallus noticed that the leaves move over the course of the day? Mine starts the day (when the lights come on) with the leaves reflexed and spread like a palm (shading plants beneath it) but by 8 or 9 pm the leaves are standing up at about a 45* angle. It reminds...

Is anyone else growing Amorphophallus konjac? I just got one off ebay (about 2 seasons from blooming size) it will come next week. This species is said to make a 6 foot tall purple/black spathe & spadix! It is supposed to go dry in dormancy, is it better to dig it up and put it in a bag with...

This isn't strictly to do with CP's and I realise that most posters on this forum are "home growers" but being here in Bali I am kind of stuck out in the backwaters and have no contacts with the kind of people that might find what I have to say important. An Australian lady and her husband came...

I entered my greenhouse this afternoon and I was hit by a DISGUSTING smell! I seriously thought it was a dead cat, we get those around here from time to time. I looked around for a bit and couldn't find any carcass so I asked Iloh and Wayan, two girls that work for me, to come and have a look...

Hi fellow weird plant people. Anyone out there interested in swapping something for a bulb of this guy? Amorphophallus paeoniifolius I don't know how common these guys are outside of south east Asia but this species of Amorphophallus is cultivated as a commercial food plant here in Bali. As...

I have been cutivating the basic carnivorous plants for a while now and am wanting to cultivate aroids . I just brought 2 dime size amorphophallus konjac and want to know how to take care of them . i also would like to know what is the easiest one to start with to the hardest one ...

Hi there everyone. At the request of a few people and largely thanks to the rabbit lady (that's you U/clown) I found somewhere to host a few pics from my trip to Sumatra. Here goes.... This is my son Kai and a 5 day old Rafflesiana  arnoldi. Apparently in the dry season they last about 10 days...

I want to get an Amorphophallus. Does anybody grow this? I need some suggestions on which species to get. I want one that is under 4ft. and can handle lower humidity. I plan to grow this outside so it'll get enough sun. Which species would be good candidates? If you have any to sell or trade...

got some of these recently, cant wait till they come up http://www.augsburg.edu/biology/photoofmonth/amorphophallus.html anyone got any grwoing tips?