Amorphophallus titanum (Becc.) Becc. ex Arcang.
- Common Name: Titan Arum - Jesse x Clive
- Family: Araceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Sumatra
- Habitat: equatorial rainforests on limestone hills
- 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.
Accession Data:
- Accession # 201200062
- Source: Joan Leonard - Ohio State
- Accession Date: 11-12-2012
- Bench: 3203 - DORMANT:South
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 10-23-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Alismatales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Araceae
- SubFamily: Aroideae
- Tribe: Thomsonieae
- SubTribe:
References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Sumatera
References (external):
- 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.
data regenerated on Sat, 16 Nov 2024 10:27:34 -0500 [bcm v4.0]