Re: Non aroid search
- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L
- Subject: Re: Non aroid search
- From: J* B*
- Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2000 23:49:51 -0600 (CST)
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From: Lester Kallus <lkallus@earthlink.net>
To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L <aroid-l@mobot.org>
Date: Sunday, December 24, 2000 4:37 PM
Subject: Non aroid search
Dear Les,
Contact me when it is warm enough to ship and I will send you some fresh cut
branches of the Var. cassava/manihot/tapioca, this is how it is propagated.
"Found' it just last week in a Nursery on Southern Blvd. here in W.P.B.
Happy Holidays!
Sincerely,
Julius
>>Once every few months I slip a non-aroid question into this group. It's
time again.
A surprise cold snap associated with a bigger surprising horrific work
schedule caused me to just let a few plants die in my garden.
The variegated tapioca - Manihot esculenta variegata - is one of my
favorite non-aroids and it rolled over dead with the cold snap. I brought
the tuber in but it will undoubtedly do nothing. (I've tried this one
before but the tubers don't seem to send anything up regardless of how long
I wait.)
I'll be in the northeastern part of Miami visiting family in January. I
may head down to Fairchild during that trip. Does anyone in this group
know of a garden center or nursery near any of those parts of Miami that
might carry Manihot? Ideally I'd like to find a small one that would
easily fit into a carry-on bag.
Even though this might be pushing my luck, how about small passion flowers
aside from the easily available alato-caerulea?
Thanks,
Les<<
