I Gede Merta: Presenting unique adenium in art

Tri Vivi Suryani- Inanimate materials are the usual media used by artists to portray their ideas, but fine artist I Gede Merta chooses living organisms for his artistic expressions and for that he has made a name for himself among Indonesia's fine art enthusiasts.

Merta is highly skilled in transforming a unique tropical plant, adenium, into art pieces of high value. In his hand the desert-rose species is sculpted into works of creation.

It was impressive to see the modest and hospitable artist at work at Paras Bali. His nursery is located in the Hayam Wuruk area, Denpasar, where his art pieces are also on display.

Born in Karangasem, eastern Bali, Merta recalled the first time he had seen adenium, locally known as kamboja jepang, at an exhibition in Situbondo, East Java, in 2006.

Out of amazement and affection for its stem's exotic shapes, Pakde, as this painter, woodcarver and sculptor is commonly called, began to entertain his desire to use this plant as an artistic medium. For this purpose, the sturdy man set off to all parts of Bali to hunt for adenium and to gather its unique trunks. His efforts have been rewarded, as he has a wide range of phenomenal pieces in human, animal and other forms.

The 42-year-old uses the subspecies adenium obesum for his creations because of its bigger, swollen trunk sizes and abundant supply. The plant stems must be healthy and have the necessary elements for them to be crafted into the desired figures. For example, if the image of a man is to be created, the base of the chosen desert-rose should be complete with its body, head, arm and leg forms.

Pakde categorized adenium into several classes. The first group has bulging stems that offer a lifelike character for artistic expression. The second is incomplete in anatomical structure, giving the impression of an object, such as a monkey figure with only one arm. The third is anatomically beyond representation.

"The difficulty in processing adenium stems into objects of art involves not only the cutting but also the sorting of trunks to find the shapes required. Once I sorted over 300 desert-rose trunks and none of them met the criteria for human images," Padke said, who is also a law graduate of Saraswati University, Denpasar.

It takes quite some time to turn unique adenium stems into exquisite figures. The problem is that after cutting, sufficient time must be allowed for the plant's recovery. A hasty process bears the risk of the plant rotting, which Pakde experienced when he was crafting a lizard. As the time he allowed between the first cutting and the next was too short, his adenium died. In fact, he had already spent seven months on what he calls the plant's training period.

As a natural artist, Pakde is highly talented, creating valuable works of art. However, while before he only used inanimate materials such as wood, canvas or stone to portray his ideas, he is now dealing with a living medium and like other beings, it involves some emotional handling.

To prevent shaped adenium stems from decaying, Pakde grows desert-roses in a blend of goat dung, volcanic sand, burnt straw and garden soil in equal proportions, with their first watering only after three days of its planting. As of today he has turned out more than 200 adenium creations in intriguing forms, including humans, animals, legendary figures and other images.

At present there are about 90 pieces in his collection and he hopes to one day hold a solo exhibition.

Meanwhile, Pakde also travels as far as Banyuwangi, East Java, and Surakarta, Central Java, in his search for adenium bases. While most people are seeking plants with well-formed stems, he sees weird and even flawed ones as his best sources of inspiration. In addition, adeniums with unattractive stems are less expensive to buy, ranging in price from Rp 100,000 (US$11) to Rp 500,000.

With some cigarettes and a cup of coffee, Pakde spends quiet nights letting loose his imagination. It doesn't take long for him to transform the bulging trunks into diverse figures. People regard his craftsmanship as superb in being able to treat objects with accuracy, thus making them look animate. A lion image, for instance, appears to be ferocious rather than merely decorative.

Those interested in following in his footsteps are welcome to come to Pakde's Paras Bali nursery for training. At present, 15 people are developing their artistic skills, learning how to shape adenium stems into their own creations.

"I want to impart my knowledge and skills. By mastering the techniques needed to create unique adenium pieces, they are able to produce objects of different designs. Everybody has an individual sense of art, which makes the difference."

by:jakartapost

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Adenium Grafting

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Adenium Yellow

Particulars desert blooming yellow roses, long-santer heard in tanahair. A year ago, Handhi Adenium shows photos flowering yellow to Rosy Nur Apriyanti, journalists Trubus. However, the yellow color is not solid: petal half yellow, half are still more white. 'Possible mistake. Originally I bought because variegata leaves, 'says owner of Tree House nurseri in Tangerang that. Pattern similar Syariefa Evy see in Thailand. Nurseri Ijo Godong in Sawangan, Depok, since 2004 the 10 kinds of yellow flowers. Once observed, the initial collections kuningnya only half the petal like Handhi and nurseri in Thailand. That follows, only the yellow funnel ago to widen petal. The other light green and white line that finally fade into yellow.

The yellow colored solid Lin property. Yellow petal wrap around to the shaft and in the back of the flower. Color is still seen since flower bud. Optimal when the yellow flowers bloom two days, such as durian meat cooked perfectly monthong that.

Genetic
Adenium players who believe Trubus contact, the presence of yellow flowers will encourage more business rate rose desert. 'Yellow, the color fantastic. If there is true interest Pamor can beat the other, 'said Aris Budiman, owner nurseri Watu White, in Yogyakarta. Musababnya, naturally there is no star shabi color like that. 'Yellow difficult because the genetic findings do not have yellow in Adenium,' said Francis Kusdianto Wiratmahusada, ornamental plants for the case in Semarang. Even if there is, the color will not sekuning butter. When you have a really solid, it is the most sought-search the hobiis.

Pantas Abeng, fans in Tangerang, real mengantre for 3 months to get the yellow entres. For that, he must dive pocket hundreds of thousands of rupiah. His new record is now up to 5 people that have the yellow. Nurseri Godong Ijo get 5 connection from the original pot Taiwan half years ago.

At the same time that almost Tangg Hom Liu also get in Tangerang sepot from the island of Formosa. Trunk berdiameter down 10 cm with 5 branches go through with the yellow. Still in Tangerang, Ricky Mandagi have a new 2 weeks 5 bring back pot. Obtained the same number of nurseri Goddess Tara in West Jakarta. In Lumajang, East Java, to get a collector since the end of years ago. The yellow circle shown in the limited arena in the contest Adenium in Surabaya in November 2006.

Silangan?
The emergence of yellow muasal still controversy. From her physical, Ir Slamet's Budiarto nurseri Godong Ijo said, have the blood of the yellow peach. 'Leaves were narrow and tapering aft,' said alumnus the Bogor Institute of Agriculture. Interest are likely to appear in the axilla membintang branch, not only on the edge. That marks the choun-chom diligent flowering.

A glimpse of the yellow appearance of Taiwan is similar to the peach. Only the last mentioned, corongnya redness. Godong Ijo mutation never collect the peach. But rather the color yellow in the middle petal to the tip of a red line. Lin said, the yellow are the origin of Taiwan from the seeds of the peach.

Aris suspect a mixture of yellow blood crispum. Some indeed have crispum hybrid yellow funnel out to the petal. If the crossing will be used to bear the dominant color of yellow. While the Handhi see the yellow in Surabaya is suspect due to mutation. According to Gregori Garnadi Hambali, a specialist in the Bogor Botanical, mutation occurs because of genetic aberration that can occur at any time. Opportunities can be improved with the mutation process engineering, such as irradiation.

'Yellow flowers can shoot direkayasa with gamma rays on the flower pink, red, white, orange and red,' said Dwimahyanti Ita, head of Group Pemuliaan Crops, Central Research and Development of Technology and isotope Radiasi, National Nuclear Energy Agency (BATAN), while pointing a color chart. The diagram is from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the United States combined with the results of the experiment BATAN.

According to Ita, with the conventional process of crossing, the color yellow is very difficult to obtain. Slamet experience, crossing Adenium always produce many variants. Two parent is integrated at the same time different, the results are different. Some of the color back to the 'original' cambodia japan: dark pink. Colors such as yellow-resesif-rarely appear. When the peach parent so true, not all marriages succeed.

'Polen the little peach, only 1/8-1/10 harry potter. Hence it is that the peach is sterile, 'he said. Reasonable since released in early 2004, nearly up to now no variants the peach. Yet, any process terbukti Adenium yellow stable, despite diligent flowering in the wet season.

Red dragon
When Taiwan menggebrak with yellow flowers, Thailand-'gudang 'Adenium-appear with another magic red dragon. Adenium leaved small, tapering, red that have many branches that are dense with a short loop. According to the owner, Suttikarn Jiamrattanaprateep in Pathumthani, Adenium kontet the results obtained from the radiation red dragon-type somalense crispum in 2004. Radiation carried out in the center of radiation Kasetsart University, Bangkok, in collaboration with Dr Arunee.

That special, magic kekontetan red dragon 'spread' when you go through to the bottom of the stem. Stem below the first large leaved, a mini. When the magic red dragon pulled from the connection, still stunt stem down. With small leaves, 'Sosok plants so the plant is similar to the old ideal composition, "said Aris Budiman, the contest jury.

In place of the old race, but a young, able to mesmerize the jury. Terbukti 2 small-leaved tree that is green leaf color, but other characteristics similar magic dragon-red so jawara contest in Surabaya in November 2006. The players such as Anwar in Jakarta, Drs Ambri and Satri Budi, SH in Jakarta known as Petit green.

According Handhi, if Taiwan have good flowers, Thailand, the source of the kind of unique. The man who imported the pace of desert plants have purple flowers from the island of Formosa. From Thailand, there are plastic obesum leaved, leaved obesum variegata tuber with yellow, black and trunked somalense, and Arabicum ne ra chi pan berbonggol yellow dock.

Yet, it does not mean there is no good interest from Thailand. In early 2007, fans Adenium dikejutkan by the presence of bank interest. Dancing lady-name so-bright red petal with the second shaft emerging from the first petal. Adenium flower market that had loyo because many hobiis infatuate knob on the beautiful, terdongkrak directly. Slamet Budiarto remember, the stock dokxon-name-bank interest rates for 3-6 months time ludes in 4-5 days. Up to now the buyer is still in line menginden.

Suan Luang 2007
Worth the hard-working laborers in Thailand have to double fl ower. Charthri Saiprasertsri menyetok 500 pot. Sompop Malisuwen memajang lady dancing in the arena ekshibisi Kasetsart University, Bangkok. In the day-to-3 exhibits, see live Trubus flowerpot 1 bank in the stannya. On the front page nurseri Suttikarn have sepot Adenium at 1.5 m through the bank with interest. On page 300 in line behind berdiameter pot 20 cm.

Desert rose home was Vietnam penyilang prod the bank to get a new interest. In Pathumthani, Anant Kulchaiwatna off double flower with harry potter. Harry potter a pejantan, dokxon female. Result, the crossing of 30-40 flowers obtained horn 20-30. Suttikarn cross dokxon red flowers with a red splash. The red splash of red was selected because many have polen as pejantan. Just as expectations Anant, on exhibition in Suan Luang in 2007, gained a new interest rate doubles.

In tanahair, the laborers began to release menjajal interest bank own collection. Just call Anwar, owner of Flora nurseri Mutia. Former clothier was 4 years collect flower 3 pot bank. Plants obtained from seeds of seedling origin Thailand. However, a double flower pink is not yet stable. From each rod, only half the mahkotanya plated.

Double pink flower, but also more concentrated dikoleksi Handry Chuhairy in Tangerang. The results of this selection from seed origin Taiwan 3 years ago. 3 times after flowering, the result is stable. 'Now, are through to the other plants. May this new interest can be stable or not, 'says the owner Hans Garden. In Kediri, Hartono plan the type of bank interest Arabicum ne ra chi pan dock.

Unique and new
The players agree, the presence of flowers and a new tuber-tuber create beautiful flower market and tuber equally busy. 'Consumers like the type of new or unique,' said Budi Satri, SH, laborers in Karangmulia, Tangerang. Marhendra, Bandar Nurseri owners in Kediri, suspect exchange routine activities and exhibitions, nearly every sunday at different locations to make more people know Adenium.

To hump beautiful and unique look for the type of ra chi ne pan dock (rcn), thai socotranum, Compacta, stem yellow, plastic leaves, green Petit, variegata, and kristata. Sales Petit green in the garden Ambri lumayan faster, reaching 100 per pot sunday. Handry call leaves with plastic maklea name. The leaf curls, thick, shiny and is especially favored consumers in Central Java. With a lot of branching, it is beautiful as a pot plant. Interest for new, Satri have yellow santa clause bercorong be bordered with a red crown and silver-black night of the black flowers.

Based on observation, Frans market share in 4 to Adenium class: the stem obesum-down in the bottom, business interest, and seedsman Arabicum somalense, and the provider of competition. Market bar down the wide-ranging. Lawung Sujarko in Kediri to any willing to share cabin Isuzu Panther own compote with a seedling age of 3-4 sunday. From there, he reap-omzet Rp20 million to Rp50 million per-month. Other opportunities: somalense crispum, swazikum, and bohemiamun.

(Quoted from Trubus Issue No.440)

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The attack-PROFIT PROFIT

Nowadays there are 3 familiar with the pest plants Adenium. What mengendalikannya only, and how?

1. Spider Myte
People call this a red spider (Spider Myte). He was a kind of mite is very small and the color red. The main target leaves Adenium. As a result, leaves become withered, pale, and changed brown. Furthermore, the leaves become crinkly and fall, and when the plant can be left to die.

If the attack is still a light, quick Remove the plant attacked. Barbershop or leaves that have been dilahap red spider. However, if the attack is heavy, spray with a pesticide, such as Omnite or Kelthane. Dose and frequency of spraying according to the instructions. Disemprot or three times a week, with each dose of spraying 1 cc per 1 liter of water.

2. Fungus Gnats
Name kerennya fungus Gnats, but also called the familiar black fly. Pests fly is very small. When flyblow still existed, he damage the roots and stem Adenium. After the adult form of fly, bidikannya more specifically on Adenium flower bud before it flowers bloom. Sign, there are black spots around the flower bud, and the bud rot. If you are like, atasi with the pesticide Benlate or Dithane, with a dose of 1 cc per 1 liter of water. Do day after day until the black fly is extinct.

3. Mealybug
Mealybug Pests lice are small white. If observed, similar to white flour when it is spread. Usually, Mealybug attack leaves with the leaves soak up the liquid. Long run, any damaged leaves and shoot growth has stopped. Finally, the leaves fall, plant death.

There are lice that attack white monitored since early this. When the attack is still mild, immediately cut leaves that fell ill, and fuel. However, if the increase in attacks has been, with pesticide sprays, such as Malathion, Dimacide, Pegasus or the dose and frequency of spraying according to the instructions on the label .***

(From NOVA)

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Differences and Adenium bonsai

Adenium maintained in addition to the interest rates of interest, also because of their unique form of Adenium hump, hump, especially a local that does not exist in other countries. In some places in Indonesia such as Bali, Lombok, and in some places, many hump-hump Adenium tree and the unique and well with the huge hump of berdiameter and up to a height of 1 (one) meter, or stem Adenium with high trees such as giant. Generally, these Adenium Adenium-aged between 20 s / d 50 annual.

The uniqueness of the root of this hump is also a charm why Adenium phenomenon different from the other ornamental plants. On the other ornamental plants, while the price trend selangit, but quickly fell to a price recehan. They already have one plant will not be likely to buy again because the same type and type. Instead of Adenium. Adenium not have a hump ubahnya such as collecting antiques that never runs out because they do not have enjoyed two Adenium the same

In addition, the price tends to be stable Adenium, because to create the tuber root of time is required, while the flatness does not appear as quickly various color flowers also continue to appear.

Adenium Pot and Landscape
In general, for Adenium collection in a pot with a different landscape for Adenium. Adenium for landscape or garden does not need to show tuber roots, but more on the family that have leaves and a compact branching, flowers and a busy chap. Penanamannya also kerapkali groups. This landscape can be found in hotels in Bali since era 80-an. Adenium Why use a component on the landscape, of course, because of easy maintenance in the splendor and interest.

Instead Adenium in a pot, more emphasis on the ability to complete projection display on tuber root of the vessel potnya, combined with the interest and good branching. This is not owned by collectors, and hobbies Adenium wherever abroad than in Indonesia. Hobbies outside in general, treat the plant as Adenium common interest. This also happens on most of the laborers, traders and hobbies in Indonesia. Hobbies outside of the tuber local uniqueness, and local art mendisplay knob is adjusted to the shape of a wide range, causing many local outgrowth Adenium we sent overseas.

with Bonsai
Showing tuber roots with different bonsai art in general. On bonsai, Expose of tuber roots as Adenium unknown. Damp leaves as well as Adenium bonsai is not possible. The root is also different, because it tends to berbonggol.

Often we see the occurrence of a pemaksaan Adenium bonsai especially at branch and perakaran. Criteria and kaedah bonsai is used only on how well mendisplay plants, especially in the sciences percabangannya settings. The branching technique with only pull.

Training with the wire should be avoided because it may cause the stem to the former can not be cured - but it is still not tolerated as long as berbekas. If berbekas, will reduce the assessment is very drastic. Related risks are still many who do penghobi but not so diappreciate, because the accusatory nature natural Adenium.

Other differences: the bonsai, the plant was forced to remain on the form (dwarf), while on-call just as we Bonggi, or tuber-Adenium Indonesia up from time to time whether or tuber crops as a whole. Thus this dianggao as Adenium nature that will raise the price (except where the style of a mini bonsai as similar treatment).

Matters over which the debate is also a bonsai specialist in overseas art that ultimately sets for planting in a pot of Adenium bonsai; remember the difference between the characters is very light line.

Competition in the race that is now the assessment criteria is generally still taste the jury that notabene most ex-penghobi bonsai. So that in the assessment Adenium often forget the basic nature of Adenium plant that is different from that used bonsai plants, with the expense of all the potential of Adenium.

Arts Bonggi to the front knob or Indonesia - and the art of planting mendisplay Adenium in pot with the root and tuber weight blend divarication a compact and interest expected to be standard, and the famous k eseluruh developing world as well as art of bonsai as an art that is original Bonggi indonesian, with criteria standards and benchmarks grip that we know the hereditary .***

Source: http://myadenium.com/

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Bunga ANGGREK

Permintaan bunga hias di pasar dunia cenderung meningkat setiap tahunnya. Meskipun saat ini negara produsen sekaligus pengekspor bunga hias masih didominasi oleh Belanda yang terkenal dengan bunga tulipnya, pengembangan agribisnis tanaman bunga hias sudah tersebar ke berbagai negera di belahan dunia ini seperti Thailand, Singapura, India dan tentunya Indonesia. Seperti halnya negara-negara produsen bunga lainnya, Indonesia juga berpeluang besar dalam mengembangkan agribisnis subsketor tanaman hias baik untuk memenuhi permintaan dalam maupun luar negeri. Hal ini ditunjang dengan adanya kenyataan bahwa penggunaan bunga potong untuk berbagai keperluan dalam negeri mencapai 10,5 milyar per tahun. Bahkan, di masa mendatang diramalkan pertumbuhan tingkat permintaan bunga potong di Indonesia akan meningkat 10 % setiap tahunnya. Daya serap dan permintaan bunga potong paling potensial adalah masyarakat di kota-kota besar seperti Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, Surabaya , Malang Denpasar dan Medan.

Sudah bukan rahasia lagi bila bunga anggrek merupakan tanaman hias nomor satu yang tidak lekang oleh waktu dan banyak penggemarnya. Selain itu, keanekaragaman bentuk, warna dan ukuran dari yang memiliki bibir hitam sampai bergaris, dari yang berbau sampai yang tidak berbau. Itulah beberapa karakteristik anggrek yang menyebabkan orang jatuh cinta dan menjadi penggemarnya.

Di dalam pengembangan komoditi tanaman anggrek, terdapat kendala-kendala yang menghambat keberhasilan secara umum, antara lain : (1) ketersediaan teknologi yang diterima dan dilaksanakan oleh produsen terutama produsen kecil sangat terbatas. Untuk mendapatkan produk yang berkualitas harus terpenuhi teknologinya, yaitu mulai dari teknik budidaya seperti penggunaan benih yang sehat, penanaman, pemeliharaan, penanganan OPT sampai pasca panen. (2) Keterbatasan informasi pasar dan belum adanya kepastian harga (harga selalu berfluktuasi) terkadang meng-hambat perkem-bangan produksi dan luas areal. (3) Kurangnya modal yang tersedia serta perlu adanya pembinaan untuk lebih meningkatkan produksi sesuai dengan standar kualitas yang diinginkan pasar.

Sehubungan dengan hal tersebut, untuk menjamin suplai komoditi tanaman anggrek maka perlu dikembangkan sistem budidaya yang sehat sesuai agro ekosistem.

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