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Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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Posted by rupert6868 Alabama (My Page) on Tue, Sep 8, 09 at 3:38
| Looking for the Giant form of paeoniifolius, does anyone have a source or connection they can share?
thanks
Rupert |
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RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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| I have a couple very large ones but the reason they are so scarce is that they rarely pup. Over many years, I've averaged about one pup every two years. Once I have one, it sells very fast. LariAnn
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RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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Hello LaiAnn,
Tell me how large can a giant paeoniifolius be?
Regards, Gijs Rietveld |
RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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| Mine has produced individual leaves over 6 feet tall routinely, with petiole ("trunk") diameters of 4 to 5 inches. I think they could get up to 8 feet or more with optimum culture. They just don't pup very often, which is one reason why they are scarce. |
RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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| Yes, that's really a giant. |
RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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| Here's one in my backyard. But as stated they rarely pup; especially when large. 
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RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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| Rupert, I may be able to help you pm me i may have offsets from mine this fall. I think the mother bulb that I got this spring(thanks a mil pat) has split into three seperate plants. Cody |
RE: Giant form A. Paeoniifolius
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| There's no such think as a giant form. They will ALL get giant if grown under proper conditions. |
Amorphophallus paeoniifolius
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| Exactly correct iroious! Growth conditions determine the size but there are no growth "forms". |
Here is a link that might be useful: Amorphallus paeonifiifolius
Is there a giant form of Amorphophallus Paeoniifolius
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| Just to be sure I sent a note to Dr. Wilbert Hetterscheid in the Netherlands who is the world authority on this genus. This was his response: Principally you're right but there is enough variation in species in general, and certainly in the variable paeoniifolius (which may turn out to be a fully anthropogenic "species"). There are clones that have a larger maximum size than others but this has to do with artificial selection. My guess is that generally paeoniifolius gets really big when you fertilise it well so origin doesn't matter. Cheers,
Wilbert |
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