tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post1549059010179816143..comments2024-03-27T07:35:21.832-07:00Comments on Plants are the Strangest People: Question for the Hive Mind: Amorphophallusmr_subjunctivehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14113199755474482747noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-18310840859673528352013-02-19T13:05:07.045-08:002013-02-19T13:05:07.045-08:00Oh, Phytophactor. You live the glamorous life, do...Oh, Phytophactor. You live the glamorous life, don't you? <br /><br />Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15597630887713954960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-36932950937822315692013-02-18T10:43:38.467-08:002013-02-18T10:43:38.467-08:00The previous commenters are correct. The corm will...The previous commenters are correct. The corm will make branches that can be separated eventually. Warning: a few years back I let a species of Amorophallus flower in my house; the corm was about the size of a volleyball. The inflorescence grew to about 4 feet tall; the spathe and spadix making up about half the height. It smelled like we had a very ripe cow's carcass in the house, but The Phytophactorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11064894836161407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-17423854681736559112013-02-18T10:41:05.791-08:002013-02-18T10:41:05.791-08:00The bump on the bottom is indeed last year's c...The bump on the bottom is indeed last year's corm. It simply has not been fully absorbed yet. Don't bother removing it. <br /><br />There's still no need to rush planting the corm. Many a time the pink new growth is visible even in the fall after digging the corm up. Mine all look like yours currently does. If you wish you could pot it up but considering your space issues there Paulnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-51180416396696427492013-02-18T06:08:29.680-08:002013-02-18T06:08:29.680-08:00Maybe the shrunken tuber is the parent one, and th...Maybe the shrunken tuber is the parent one, and the full one is the new tuber? It certainly looks like it's coming out of dormancy. Hopefully someone knows more than I do...Utsikt mot Lurfjellethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15533497021447853211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2481706068105246695.post-32248762467063397942013-02-18T03:24:22.120-08:002013-02-18T03:24:22.120-08:00Yes, the pink cone is the first new growth as they...Yes, the pink cone is the first new growth as they come out of dormancy. I THINK the bottom lump is last year's corm. Gladiolus and crocuses do that, each year growing a new corm while the old one shrivels up. If so, it should feel kinda soft and deflated. Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433418903218452909noreply@blogger.com