AMORPHOPHALLUS 'F. H. HEINE'

PARENTAGE:

Amorphophallus lewallei × Amorphophallus richardsiae

ORIGIN:

Bred by Cyrille Claudel from Amorphophallus lewallei (female) and Amorphophallus richardsiae (male), selected for beauty and growing properties and named by Claudel.

HYBRIDIZER:

Cyrille Claudel

DESCRIPTION:

The inflorescence blends the spathe colors of both parents, with a bright green kettle crested by a green and red upper part.¹ The leaf is plain green and closely resembles that of the female parent, Amorphophallus lewallei.¹ The disciform tuber forms rhizomatous offsets and reaches up to 24 cm across and 2400 g.¹

NOTES:

1. Claudel's Network cultivar list names it 'Heine' rather than 'F. H. Heine'.²

2. Alan Galloway's gallery shows it under accession AGA-2878-01, photographed November 3rd, 2018.³

3. One of the named seedlings of Amorphophallus lewallei × Amorphophallus richardsiae.¹ See every recorded cross of these two parents.

STORY:

STORY TITLE: Named for Frank Heine and a German poet

Claudel named the cultivar in honor of Frank Heine and in allusion to Heinrich Heine, a German poet and journalist.¹

REFERENCES:

1. International Aroid Society Aroid Cultivar Registry: Amorphophallus 'F. H. Heine'

2. Cyrille Claudel, Amorphophallus Hybrids Network: Cultivars (archived June 2017)

3. Alan Galloway Botanicals: Amorphophallus 'F. H. Heine'

Photos by Alan Galloway

Photographs submitted to the IAS Aroid Cultivar Registry by the originator