Re: Arum Italicum
- To: "Perennials list"
- Subject: Re: Arum Italicum
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2000 05:15:38 -0400
I grow it and have germinated the seeds quite easily. Clean off the
pulp. If your seed is dry and still has the pulp on it, you will
need to soak them for a day or so - add a drop of dishwashing liquid
to the water and change it daily.
If you have sensitive skin, wear some of those surgical gloves to
clean the seed, as, like Arisaema, it can cause a rash on some
people.
Actually, I soak the seed, clean or not, for a couple of days and sow
in pots topped up with granite grit and leave pots at room temp. or a
tad cooler. Germinate in a month or so.
Arum italicum will tolerate dry soil; prefers, as do most woodland
type plants, decent soil with humus that drains well and isn't bone
dry.
From seed, you can get leaves that are totally green or some with
varying amounts of marbling....marbling doesn't always show up for a
year or so.
Was told by an Arum grower to simply plant out the flat after a year
- intend to do that with one I've got...as in the whole flat, not
separating the tubers/corms....had so much seed did a whole flat
rather than pots. Usually sow in pots of about 6 seed to 3.5 inch
pot.
Have also germinated other members of this genus...now, to see if I
can grow them on! Arums are neat plants IMO, and the ones with
marbled leaves are gorgeous - stay green for me all winter, which is
when they want to grow.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Pat <pattm@execpc.com>
> Date: Tuesday, April 25, 2000 11:32 AM
>
> Does anyone have any experience with the above plant? I got some
seeds
> in the fall that were SUPPOSED to be Arisaema, and now I find out
they
> are Arum seeds. Does this Arum like the same location and
treatment as
> Arisaema?
>
> Help?
>
> Thanks in advance
> --
> Pat
> pattm@execpc.com
> Zone 5 - SE Wisconsin
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