Re: Cold Tolerant Amporhs

**S* M* <samarak@gizmoworks.com>**

Marek,

None of the konjacs are very deep. The largest maybe 6-8 cm, and smaller 
ones are sometimes just below the surface, maybe 2-3 cm. I only disturb 
them when I need to dig a few to give someone, so they have been mostly 
left to themselves for more than 20 years in a couple of spots, and that 
seems to be the level they like.

I don't know about the bulbifer - it's just the one, so I leave it alone. 

Steve

On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Marek Argent wrote:

> Hello Steve,
> 
> How deep are the tubers in the ground?
> 
> Marek
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Steve Marak" <samarak@gizmoworks.com>
> To: "Discussion of aroids" <aroid-l@gizmoworks.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Cold Tolerant Amporhs
> 
> > Neil,
> >
> > I am also in zone 6 (NW Arkansas) though we used to periodically see -28 C
> > (-20 F) as overnight lows. The only Amorph that has proven itself through
> > the worst this climate has to give is A. konjac. I gave some to a friend
> > at the Denver BG and they have survived for 5 or 6 years there now also.
> >
> > The only other species I have outdoors is a plant of A. bulbifer, which
> > has now survived for I think 3 years (I'd have to check the records) with
> > no special treatment. We have not seen anything below -18 C (0 F) for
> > about 9 years now, but it did come through the horrible ice storm in
> > January of this year with no problem. 

-- Steve Marak
-- samarak@gizmoworks.com
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