Re: Need some advice for aroids in outdoor condition climate zone 7

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From: f*@free.fr

To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com

Sent: Monday, February 25, 2008 3:54 AM

Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Need some advice for aroids in outdoor condition climate zone 7

Hello Sheldon,
Thanks a lot for your answer, I'm going to see then what can I find. Thanks for the observations about orchids, for the moment they are not the plant I envisage but perhaps later. I want to give to my garden a touch of exoticism, so I start to implant different species to do it.
Thanks for your remarks
Franck

Sheldon Hatheway a écrit :

Hello, Franck,

Here in Canby, OR, USA, in a similar zone as yours, we successfully grow Dracunculus vulgaris and Arum italicum (in addition to the ones you mentioned) in the ground all year.  They do just fine with a little winter mulch if it gets below 20F.  Both of these are available from most of the larger mail-order nurseries.  A Google search will give you more leads than you could ever look at in a normal lifetime.  We also grow a number of hardy orchids outside:  Bletilla, Pleione, Calanthe, Dactylorhiza, Roscoea, Spiranthes, etc.  Some of these do well in full sun, and some appreciate a little light shade during the hot summer afternoons.

Sheldon

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