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Re: [SG] Good Companions

We grow many Arisaema species, and as insurance, we usually dig them in the
winter and store them in the refrigerator in slightly damp bark dust, (peat
moss works too). The roots die completely away and they store as a rounded
tuber (maybe technically a corm) Arisaema candisissimum is one of the
hardiest, and also one of the most beautiful. And in a family full of
fascinating brown-green-purplish, sometimes spotted,
rotten-carrion-smelling flowers, this one is a surprise, with a beautiful
porcelain white, pale-pink-striped flower, literally smelling like a rose.

We have concluded that there is no reason behind the way the flowers face,
that is, they don't follow the sun or shade in any way. It seems to be
random.

We were selling them this year, but sold out early. Much cheaper than
Wayside.
And it is an investment. It is one of the Arisaemas that will produce many
small tuberlets (I just made up that word)along the sides of the main one,
as the plant ages over the years, so you will end up with many more than
you started with over time.

Diana R




At 07:44 PM 6/16/98 -0400, you wrote:
>Wayside sells an aroid, Arisaema candidissima, which I bought last year.  I
>think I paid about $40.00 for it, so I have to call it an investment.  As
>it is not hardy in my area, it is planted close to the house and mulched to
>force it through the winter.
>
>It bloomed about two weeks ago, is still holding the bloom (plus the
>enormous leaf has opened); let me just say it is gorgeous.  For those of
>you who don't own one, it is well worth the price, and a survey of our list
>members may unearth a nursery who has it at a lower price.  My only
>disappointment is that it decided to bloom 'facing' the house rather than
>the front of the border.  Do you suppose it is yearning for the slightly
>shadier conditions closer to the house (facing the front of the border
>would expose the spadix to sunlight)?  Or, if it is turned in that
>direction because of the position of the bulb, may I turn the bulb around
>so it is in the right position to face front next year?
>
>
>Sheila Smith
>mikecook@pipeline.com
>Niles, MI  USA, Z 5/6




Diana Reeck/Bill Janssen
Collector's Nursery
16804 NE 102nd Ave., Battle Ground, WA 98604 USA
http://www.collectorsnursery.com
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