Aroids (the family Araceae)

[Tony Willis]

Arum rupicola from Zelve in Central Turkey

[ronm]

A. rupicola  WOW  , what an amazing colour, 

[Hagen Engelmann]

First time in flower in my garden. Came from turkey. But what is it? Also Arum rupicola???

[Tony Willis]

Hagen

yes it is A. rupicola

First biarum in flower

Biarum tenuifolium

[fleurbleue]

I can tell you the same, Maggi. Good flowering on my ones 

[Alex]

Here's Eminium albertii.

Alex

[ThomasB]

A real dwarf Amorphophallus showing it's cute leaves about 5 cm high (leaf span is about as much) - A. myosuroides.

[ronm]

A fascinating plant Thomas. Very compact and manageable, its white spathes ( ?) are equally delicate and most interesting. What are the conditions it needs please?

[ThomasB]

Ron,

I got the bulbs of A. myosuroides this year so I don't have much experience. So far they seem to be happy in a loose mix of soil, perlite and some sand - they get some morning sun and never dry out much. As far as I know they should be kept warm in winter and get some occasional watering because the tiny bulbs would dry out easily otherwise. I hope to see a flower soon. 

[ronm]

. I hope to see a flower soon. 

I hope you do too Thomas. I think this may become a very popular species eventually.

[ThomasB]

Typhonium horsfieldii 'Red Stem' is flowering.
A very handsome aroid and the flowers are only smelling (somehow like a public toilet  ) if I stick my nose pretty close to it. 

[Paul T]

Thomas,

That's a great Typhonium.  Not a species I've come across before.  I love the leaves.

[bulborum]

Special Thomas

[ronm]

Typhonium horsfieldii 'Red Stem' is flowering.

Another well grown, very interesting plant Thomas.  It seems to be in a smallish (4" ?) pot. How many years from seed to flowering please?

[ThomasB]

Thank you all - I'm very delighted with this Typhonium myself. 

It's within a 9 cm pot which seemed sufficient for the bulb I got last winter (so I don't know how long it takes to flower from seed).