Re: arum care

Hello Gale,
    I am assuming your purchased the Arum this year sometime if you
transplanted this year. What size container did it come in?? *Usually* what
your purchase in the nursery trade is about two years old seedlings. That
means you have about 3 years to go before you see the first bloom. All this
is "about" since we are talking plants, but it is my usual run here. My
original arum italicum came to me in a 4" pot  some 10 years ago.
    Mine are planted right up next to the base of a tree in rocky soil with
little in the way of nutrients. The three original are now a stand of about
three feet across. But... I also collect the seeds each year.
    I am willing to bet that if you asked someone at Cheekwood they would
tell you that those arum had been there for some time. Also they probably
started with more than the one to three you or I would begin with.
    What are you using or thinking of using as a companion plant(s)?

Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> Hi all,
> Thanks for assuring me I'm still on the list!
>
> I planted an Arum Italicum this year, and after being dormant all summer
it
> has come up again, with very small leaves.  I see it blooming in
Cheekwood's
> gardens with large leaves covering what seems like acres.  What do I do
for
> mine to approximate that?  Fertilize a lot?  Or what?
> Gale Link
> Nashville z6

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