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Re: [SG] Arisaema / or Sex in the Woods

Hello Joshua,
        The sex life of Jack is a bit strange. A. triphyllum begins life as a
male. It will stay that way until maturity at around 3 to 5 years of age.
Once mature and if conditions are right...good moisture, growing
conditions, etc., then it will have the energy to produce seeds or offsets.
It then changes over to female. Females have the babies, don't you know.
Try bringing another Jack into the area. In a year or two they should work
out the sex changes so that there is a male and a female present. If they
get along they will do it and you will have seeds.
        Sometimes when the plant first changes over to female it will get excited
and have a 'false pregnancy'. When the bloom changes over to a knobby
growth and then into berries that change over to bright waxy red you know
all is going to full term. When the stalk falls over on the ground, gather
the berries, wash off the red pulp and plant. Next spring in May or June
you will see little leaves.
        Time to do a little match-making, Joshua.
        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: Joshua Spece <jspece@TRXINC.COM>
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] Arisaema
> Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1998 8:21 PM
>
> Hi Everyone,
>
> The only Arisaema I grow (for now!) is the native Jack-in-the-Pulpit.  I
> have had it for several years, but it doesn't seem to spread like
> everyone else's does.  It is planted under a huge oak tree with many
> other woodland plants, hostas, astilbes, and other things.  The soil is
> excellent; deep, loose, black, moist humus.  If I have a stuggling shade
> plant, this is where I put it to recover.  Does anyone know why it
> doesn't reproduce?
>
> Josh
>
>
> GeneBush wrote:
> >
> > Hello Michael,
> >         Now you have hit on a favorite of mine I have been slowly
collecting for
> > some years now. You can begin by going to my web site and checking out
the
> > three part series I have on Jack in the Pulpit and his Relatives. Look
in
> > the newsletter section. Personal experience growing these beauties for
some
> > years and cross references with other growers in the US led to the
> > conclusion that most are far more hardy than listed in most gardening
> > literature. There is a chart listing quite a few for hardiness.
> >         Since many of these foreign species are late emerges hardiness
rating is
> > helped. Just emerging into bloom in my garden right now are A.
> > candidissima, A. jacquemontii, A. intermedium and A. flavum. A.
tortuosum
> > just completed its bloom cycle along with A. dracontium. I try to order
in
> > 3's for a good looking display and to help in pollination since I want
> > seeds from mine along with offsets. These are strange creatures when it
> > comes to sex. They change from year to year and begin life as a male.
Once
> > mature and life is good enough to produce seeds they will become
female.
> > There are also both sexes present in some mature species.
> >         I germinate all my seeds in open coldframes and leave them
there in the
> > pots. I want my Arisaema to be in tune with the local weather. I should
> > have seedlings for sale this fall of A. dracontium, A. triphyllum (dark
> > form), A. flavum, A. tortuuosum, and A. jacquemonti. At reasonable
prices I
> > may add. I divided A. candid. last year so I don't know if I will do it
> > again this year for sale. Will have them next fall if not before.
> >         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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