Re: [SG] spandix?/ Tamara/ pinellia

Hi Tamara,
        Pinellia is related to our Jack in the Pulpit, or Arisaema. One even
resembles our Green Dragon or A. dracontium in foliage. Probably the first
thing you would notice about them is they bloom from emerging in the spring
until frost kills the back above ground. They form clumps over the years
from seeds and offsets. They originate from Japan and Asia. The ones you
will most likely find in specialty catalogs are P. pedatisecta, P.
tripartita and P. ternata. P cordata is beginning to get into the catalogs
now along with two or three interspecies hybrids. people who collect the
Jacks usually get around to these.
        You can read about them in the three part series on jack in the Pulpit and
his Relatives on my Garden Clippin's newsletter on my web site.
        Gene Bush     Southern Indiana    Zone 6a     Munchkin Nursery
          around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com     http://www.munchkinnursery.com

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> From: Tamara Milostan <tmilosta@SCNC.BAS.K12.MI.US>
> Gene and Bill - thank-you both for being so enlightening. Arisaemas
> sound like they might make for some good reading! Are pinnellas (Bill,
> this might be spelled wrong;) ) related in some way?Tamara
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