r/amorphophallus

(One of) my Amorphophallus konjac corms is about to flower for the first time (I believe). The spike started to show in February but didn’t move much until the past 2-3 weeks. It has double in size in the past week so it must be getting close!

u/Xylem_King88 — 11 days ago

Hi all, Im new to caring for corpse plants so please keep that in mind, but I am looking for help with my corpse plant here. I think this is its third time breaking dormancy, and Im having trouble getting it to start fully growing again. This is my first time caring for a corpse plant breaking dormancy. It has a bud, which has grown but very slowly, and I've since started watering it, but the bud has only swelled a little bit at the bottom. It seems to be stalled for growth. The corm and bud are both still firm so thats a good sign. I havent dug it up to check for roots since I potted it a few weeks ago (I had it unpotted during dormancy). I have it in a pot next to a sunny window, watering every now and then but no significant progress and im worried im gonna kill it. Its been months between when I thoight it was breaking dormancy and now. Tips please? Thanks in advance!!

u/No_Translator_212 — 14 days ago

I've been looking for quite some time with little tangible success. Another poster suggested asking here. Obviously willing to buy or trade if I have anything that you'd like in return.

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u/ZPinch13 — 13 days ago

The shape of this shoot is quite different than the leaf last year, but the plant is about half the size of the mother (corm about gold ball sized) so I didn't expect it to flower so soon?

I guess time will tell if it is or not, but I was just confused by the shoot.

Species is either atroviridis or the other one that looked similar, again the flower will help me identify.

u/Dangerous-Road-5382 — 14 days ago

[Update] Freshly potted army

So about 3/4th of my Amorphophallus are potted up and starting to slowly wake up. About 20 are left. And of course all the new orders that will come in the next few months.

Current Amorphophallus species count: 83

Definitely overdid it in the 5 months im collecting.

u/rene4053 — 4 days ago

Barbatus is the best Amorphophallus!

Here’s a list of why:

  1. It sizes up fast.
  2. It’s relatively easy
  3. The tuber is round and sizes up uniformly (unlike some species which grow elongating tubers that require a special pot)
  4. It’s not leggy. The petiole is very short compared to other species.
  5. Both the leaf and bloom are absolutely gorgeous.

It’s a no compromise species.

u/Morit12 — 3 days ago

Update!

So my bulbifer and saurus are still doing their thing.

So the smaller one has roots trying from the top by the big boy didn’t…should I just spray the big boy and hope for roots?

u/EstablishmentOwn1459 — 4 days ago

Light green leaf on Titan arum?

I just got this titanum in the mail a few days ago. The leaf is extremely light green. Should I do anything special to try to darken it up (fertilizer, etc) or just wait? I currently have it at 80 degrees and 80% humidity. I'm hoping the leaf doesn't die and it bounces back. I'm keeping it out of direct sunlight and it is receiving light from my LED lights. Thank you!

u/SpeakerKey5200 — 4 days ago