Re: RE: [Aroid-l] Eminium lehmanii

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Dan,
My Arum nigrum, just gotten new leaves this month, will bloom soon with an impressive nearly black flower. Hardy here over several winters.
The Dracunculus vulgaris (original plants now much divided) are showing their snakeskin patterned noses just above the snow now.

Bonaventure

----- Original Message -----
From: Julius Boos <ju-bo@msn.com>
Date: Friday, February 25, 2005 5:51 am
Subject: RE: [Aroid-l] Eminium lehmanii

> 
> 
> &gt;From: <plantguy@zoominternet.net&gt;
> &gt;Reply-To: Discussion of aroids <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com&gt;
> &gt;To: &quot;Discussion of aroids&quot; <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com&gt;
> &gt;Subject: [Aroid-l] Eminium lehmanii
> &gt;Date: Wed, 23 Feb 2005 10:44:26 -0500
> 
> Dear Dan,
> 
> There is a member in Holland who grows these, ask him (wish I 
> could remember 
> his e-mail!!).   These plants grow and bloom in the 'mild' winter 
> months of 
> their native land, and go dormant in the VERY hot and dry summer, 
> so may NOT 
> do well for you unless you do all kinds of 'magic' in your winters 
> or in a 
> super-controlled inviroment.    You may want to hold your $$ until 
> you 
> manage to obtain more info on these 'tricky' genera.   For an 
> impressive 
> Eminium-like plant with a  purple spathe and a horrible smell, 
> which you are 
> looking for, try Dracunculus, it grows WELL in the USA, sometimes 
> becomming 
> a weed.
> The best, and good growing!!
> Julius
> 
> >>Hello fellow aroiders,
> &gt;
> &gt;I was hoping someone could tell me about Eminium lehmanii.  It 
> has a 
> beautiful maroon-black spathe and so I'm sort of smitten with it!! 
> I was 
> thinking of getting a couple of these for my collection, but they 
> are a bit 
> pricey and so I'd like all the information I can get before 
> committing to a 
> purchase.   All I know is the ones being offered originally came 
> from 
> Uzbekistan.  Are these summer growers??  How much cold can they 
> take??  I 
> live in zone 6a in Western Pennsylvania and would like to grow 
> them in pots 
> for the summer and then store them in the house for the winter 
> like an 
> Amorph.  Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.
> &gt;
> &gt;Dan
> &gt;
> &gt;Daniel Devor
> &gt;Gibsonia, PA
> &gt;zone 6a/5b
> &gt;
> &gt;www.TreasuredBotanicals.com
> &gt;
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