Re: Arum italicum 'pictum'
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- Subject: Re: Arum italicum 'pictum'
- From: M* T*
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 1999 05:00:23 -0400
Well, it is rated to zone 6, so I don't know if it will be wintergreen for
you. But, it is wintergreen for me. Flattens out with snow and ice, but
springs right back. I'm very fond of Arum italicum. 'Pictum' may or may
not be what your plant is. Seems naming is a bit confused with this
species; could be 'Marmoratum', or simply A. italicum. But, whatever, they
are lovely plants for shady places. I have mine next to the Autumn Fern,
which is almost evergreen in mildish winters, and several other things.
Mine goes dormant sometime in late July or August and reappears by Sept.
or October, so it isn't gone for long.
If I were you, I'd try it in a very sheltered spot - your warmest
microclimate - and see what happens. If in doubt, you can always grow it
in a large pot in a cold greenhouse - if you've got one. They can take
freezing temperatures down into the teens with no problem - gets that where
I am. But your lows likely go farther down than that and beyond, say 10F,
I'm not sure how they will do.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: WHTROS@aol.com
> Date: Saturday, April 24, 1999 2:59 PM
>
> Good Evening, Everyone --
> Just received a new plant in the Garden Center - Arum italicum 'pictum.'
> Very nice foliage, arrowhead-shaped leaves.
> I had never heard of it so looked it up in my Taylor's Handbook and the
Net.
> It has a very unusual characteristic -- it goes dormant in summer!!
> Info states to "use it with perennials that disappears in winter, both
for
> the decorative effect and to keep strollers out of the planted areas."
> Does this mean that here in zone 5, it will stay green all winter?
> Wouldn't that be nice? :-)
> Find that hard to believe.
> Surely it must die back during the severest months of winter?
>
> Soooo, is anyone familiar with this plant and can give me some first-hand
> experience?
>
> Thanks again for your help and
> Best wishes to you all --
> Barb
> USDA Zone 5, Rock Island, IL
> "What this country needs is dirtier fingernails & cleaner minds." Will
Rogers
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