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Slug Killer

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Amorphophallus
« on: June 02, 2008, 03:50:35 PM »
This was bought as amorphophallus konjac! Any ideas?



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Re: Amorphophallus
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2008, 04:37:01 PM »
Dave,

Looks to be A. bulbifer.
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Re: Amorphophallus
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2008, 06:48:31 PM »
It is indeed Amorphophallus bulbifer.
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Re: Amorphophallus
« Reply #3 on: June 02, 2008, 07:52:16 PM »
Many thanks. I have never grown these before and looking at photo's on the net, there seems to be quite a bit of difference between pictures of the same thing.

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Re: Amorphophallus
« Reply #4 on: June 02, 2008, 10:39:46 PM »
Golly!
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