Anchomanes (African Titan Aroid) & Pseudohydrosme
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African Titan Aroids (Anchomanes spp.) and the closely related genus Pseudohydrosme are native of Africa and contain some 7 to 8 species in Anchomanes, respectively one species only (Pseudohydrosme gabunensis) in the monotypic genus Pseudohydrosme. They differ from Amorphophallus in having always spiny stalks and deeply dissected leaves, and tuberous, slowly spreading rhizomes with perennial, fleshy storage roots. All can be successfully grown in any rich, well drained, slightly moist soil in a partially shaded to sunny spot. Keep plants always warm at a minimum of some 20°C throughout the year, decrease watering as soon as plants go dormant. The inflorescence appears with or shortly before the new leaf is formed. Plants are easily raised from seeds, sow the usually quite large seeds horizontally in any rich, well drained soil. Cover seeds slightly with soil and keep soil always slightly moist. Keep at 20° - 30°C throughout the year in a sunny to partially shaded spot. Seedlings will usually grow continuously for about two years before going dormant for the first time, depending on your growing conditions. With sufficient warmth and water supplied throughout the year, plants will usually stay evergreen. 1 large seed per package. |
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Anchomanes abbreviatus100 (180)cm, is an extremely rare species from tropical Eastern Africa (Kenya, Tanzania and Mozambique) with a broadly divided leaf and a very short brownish to yellow-brown spathe and burgundy red fruits on maturity. For any rich, well drained soil in a sunny to partially shaded spot and a minimum of 20°C throughout the year. Seeds are from a brown flowering specimen as shown in the photo. III-VII. |
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| seed package (1 seed)0285 | € 19,90 |
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Anchomanes dalzielii150 (200)cm, is a rarely cultivated species which is similar to Anchomanes difformis, and it differs in having broader leaflets and red fruits. It has a very tall, prickly, brownish green mottled stalk and a large leaf umbrella of deeply dissected, glossy leaflets. The pale green spathe and creamy-white spadix are born on a 150 tall stalk, the inflorescence is followed by a very ornamental, upright to horizontally held infructescence of green berries turning red on maturity. A very easy and showy species for any rich, well drained soil. III-VII. |
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| seed package9201 | € 9,90 |
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