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Re: [PRIMROSES] Jack in the Pulpit

I have no idea what these look like in the wilds.  I've never seen one!  I
am thinking I'll try to force another dormancy period in February.  What do
you think?

Diana Pederson, Zone 5, Michigan
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/1945/index.html
http://www.suite101.com/topics/page.cfm/262
-----Original Message-----
From: Michael D. Cook <mikecook@PIPELINE.COM>
To: PRIMROSES@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <PRIMROSES@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Tuesday, December 23, 1997 8:19 PM
Subject: [PRIMROSES] Jack in the Pulpit


>Hi, Diana.  I grow a few different Arisaema, including Jack-in-the-Pulpit.
>I had no idea one could get them to bloom on a windowsill.  Since they are
>blooming now, about 4 months ahead of schedule, I am wondering if they will
>have gone into the dormant part of their cycle by April or May...I am
>wondering if their natural cycle has been disturbed, or if they will just
>'stay awake' longer, much as hosta  seedlings started early indoors will.
>Save this letter!  I would like to know how they are doing next year, when
>they have been outdoors for their first full season.  Thanks.  Also, do you
>see any differences between your windowsill plants and outdoor plants, re:
>1) vigor;  2) size; and  3) proportion of leaf to bloom?
>Sheila S.
>
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