Grow Beautiful Carnivorous Plants 
Amorphophallus for Beginners
page 22--Growth of an A. dunnii
 

 


A. dunnii tuber 1-1-05

No growth showing on the tuber

1-10-05

Notice the beginning growth on the tuber

 

 

A. dunnii spiking out of the dirt. Excuse the quality of the image.



in the dirt 2-9-05  1"

The spike in the dirt just now showing


2-16-05 2¼"

Growth showing a bit more


2-21-05  3¼"

I think they grow faster once you pot them up

A. dunnii 2-27-05  5½" This is a really beautiful plant already

3-2-05  8¾" This much growth in 3 days!

3-6-05  11½" The leaf is just beginning to break out.

3-8-05  15½"! Getting ready to show off its leaves

3-9-05 8:00 a.m. 19" 3½" in 24 hours! I had to put it in a new pot The plant was root-bound.

 

3-9-05 p.m.  21" It grew 2" since this morning!  This is so cool!

3-11-05 a.m.  27" Six inches in 2 days!! This is amazing

3-11-05 p.m. 30"
If I weren’t seeing this with my own eyes, I wouldn’t believe it!

3-12-5 a.m.  32½" The petiole is bending The bottom of it is 2½" around. He has grown 2½" in one day.

3-14-05 Leaves are starting to open more.

3-14-05  38" 6" in two days again.


Underside of leaves

3-16-5 Leaves fully open
 

 

On the next page, Amorphophallus gallery!

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