RE: REJOICE

Congrats Cathy! Just don't be downwind of it <lol>. May it live well and
prosper :)

Kitty- I pasted a picture of it in a private email to you....at work.

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 6:02 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] REJOICE
> 
> ooohhhh neat, even without a picture - check this out:
> " The flowers are produced at ground level before the leaves appear...they
> appear in late winter and early spring.  The flower spadix can raise its
> temperature up to 55 degrees F above the surrounding conditions, and so
> prevent frost damage."
> 
> We  need to send some of our other plants to Skunk Cabbage School.
> (aka: Polecat Weed, foetid Pothos)
> 
> Kitty
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Chapel Ridge Wal Mart National Hearing Center"
> <4042N15@nationalhearing.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 4:55 PM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] REJOICE
> 
> 
> > Congrats Cathy!  I wanted to look it up to see what all the fuss was
> about
> > this 1000 page book didn't deem it worthy of a picture even though it is
> a
> > single species genus..  Will try to find a pic when I get home.
> > Kitty
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Cathy Carpenter" <cathy.c@insightbb.com>
> > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > Sent: Monday, May 09, 2005 3:41 PM
> > Subject: [CHAT] REJOICE
> >
> >
> > > Perhaps you remember my attempts to find and establish Skunk Cabbage
> > > (Symplocarpus foetidus) a couple years ago? Found a source, but
> > > apparently none of the seedlings took? Well...I was roaming the swamp
> > > yesterday, wondering when I would ever be able to get it weeded (just
> > > try weeding a swamp!) and looked up and saw... the leaves of a very
> > > healthy Skunk Cabbage!!! May it live long and prosper! Cannot wait to
> > > start monitoring the spot in early spring to see if it blooms.
> > > Cathy
> > >
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