Accession Data
Amorphophallus titanum
Common Name: Titan Arum, Jesse x Woody
Family: Araceae
Country of Origin: Sumatra
Description: See Accession 200500064
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 11-12
Accession #: 201200061
Accession Date: 2012-11-12 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 1200
Quantity: 2
Source: Joan Leonard - Ohio State
Provenance: seed from specimen 'Jesse' bloomed May 25th, 2012, OSU - pollen donor 'Woody' bloomed April 23, 2012, OSU.
Culture: When repotting: 2-3 inches of BK25 at the bottom of the pot. Bonemeal sprinkled on top and mixed into the media. Add more media until you almost reach the height of where you will place the corm. Very thin layer of bonemeal on top; should still be able to see media underneath...Do not mix. Thin layer of media on top of bone meal layer; just enough to keep corm from directly contacting the bone meal. Place corm and finish filling in with regular media.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
SubFamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Thomsonieae
References
- Lobin, W., Neumann, M., Radscheit, M. & W. Barthlott (2007): The cultivation of Titan Arum (Amorphophallus titanum) – A flagship species for Botanic Gardens. Sibbaldia 5: 69-86. Last accessed on Thursday, September 08, 2016.
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