Re: [Aroid-l] Sauromatums, hardy and giant

David:

	The giant sauromatum's do offset, but at a much slower rate than the
typical species.

At 02:21 AM 7/10/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>Tony, don't these giants produce scads of offsets like the more common
>version?
>
>David Sizemore
>Kingsport, TN
>Zone 6a
>
>
>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Tony Avent" <tony@plantdelights.com>
>To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
>Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 7:16 AM
>Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Sauromatums, hardy and giant
>
>
>> Steve:
>>
>> Great question about the giant form of Sauromatum.  We coined the term
>> after measuring plants that we had ordered from an Indian Nursery several
>> years ago.  There were differences in the size of the leaf, the edge of
>the
>> leaf, the size of the flower, the type of stem pattern, etc.  We thought
>> that these would come true from seed, but after 3 years, we find this is
>> not the case and have stopped selling them for now.  You can see still see
>> photos on our website. It is possible that they are cross pollinating with
>> the normal types in our garden.  It is my assumption that they come from
>> some part of India, but I have been to this region to study the plants in
>> the wild.  In our garden, the giant ones are astonishing.  I guess I will
>> have to resort to tissue culture.  I hope someone who has studied these in
>> the wild will comment further.
>>
>> Tony Avent
>> Plant Delights Nursery @
>> Juniper Level Botanic Garden
>> 9241 Sauls Road
>> Raleigh, NC  27603  USA
>> Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
>> Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
>> USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
>> email tony@plantdelights.com
>> website  http://www.plantdel.com
>> phone 919 772-4794
>> fax  919 772-4752
>> "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least
>> three times" - Avent
>
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Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, NC  27603  USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
email tony@plantdelights.com
website  http://www.plantdel.com
phone 919 772-4794
fax  919 772-4752
"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least
three times" - Avent
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