Tacca leontopetaloides (forum)

BJ starts with ...
Hi All,
Does anyone have any idea where I might be able to track down this native tacca/Polynesian Arrowroot plant, bulb or seed? I've been looking for a while as it is an oddly attractive plant and after a few years, when I have enough growing, I would plan to try the tubers...

Time: 17th April 2011 1:33pm

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trikus says...
Very tricky to grow , I have lost it several times now . It does grow wild up here along the foreshore . Can be very deep in the sand , and is often mistaken for Amorphophallus . Can share some real arrowroot .

Time: 17th April 2011 4:35pm

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BJ says...
Hi Trikus,
I'm aware it grows along the coast up north, but I only ever manage to get back up there in winter! So I've been trying to find some before they all go dormant.

I'd love a bit of the normal arrowroot if you've got some to share!



Time: 21st April 2011 9:12pm

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trikus says...
BJ send me some details to pinanga at gmail dot com , will get around to the are the arrowroot is growing in over Easter .
Will ask the re-veg people I know if there are some taccas locally . Tacca is a large family , the 'Bat Plants' will always be popular . I have a similar sp. to leontopetaloides from Madagascar with amazing filage that looks like it has been attacked by leaf-cutter ants . The infloresence is approx 3m on this and sadly my first one got blown over .
It has established in a spot in the garden by escaping through the bottom of a pot . It seems to have a similar habit to Amorphophallus in using the tuber reserves to grow foliage and then replacing the tuber over the growing season .
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Time: 22nd April 2011 10:02am

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