aroid hardiness
- Subject: aroid hardiness
- From: T* A*
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 14:32:12 -0600 (CST)
Aroiders:
I'm just back from a wonderful collection trip in northwest Argentina. We
found quite a bit of both Gorgonidium vermicidium and Synandrospadix
vermitoxicus. Gorgonidium superficially resembles an amorphophallus and
synandrospadix resembles a giant blue leaf skunk cabbage.
From the locations and elevations, these should be hardy through zone 8
and possibly zone 7. Most of the areas where we collected these reach 10 F
about every decade. While I have tried and killed synandrospadix earlier,
that may have been a warm climate collection. I am curious if anyone has
grown (or killed) either of these. Thanks in advance for any ideas.
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
