Re: Arisema sikokianum (and others) under maple trees?

Sugar or water/silver maple?  I've a neighbor who has been successful with
ferns under her sugar maple (I'm not sure what variety) but hostas were a
dismal failure.  I've got a number of them under my silver maples but about
4-5 times during the spring and summer I take a straight edged spade and
drive it straight down around the perimeter of the hosta roots to sever
invading maple roots and THEN feed the hosta with a soluable fertilzer.
Seems to be sustaining them OK.

Louise in Park Hills, KY (zone 6)

------Original Message------
From: "John R. & Patricia A. Ball" <johnrball@EROLS.COM>
To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
Sent: March 23, 2001 12:29:21 PM GMT
Subject: [SG] Arisema sikokianum (and others) under maple trees?


I was just looking through the Plant Delights catalog and see that A.
sikokianum "prefers a well drained dry site in the garden".  I have a
problem spot that gets light shade, but keeps being invaded by the feeder
roots of a maple.  Does anyone know if this arisema or others will do well
under these conditions.  The names of any other plants that will thrive or
at least survive there pretty well would be appreciated.   Right now I have
some hosta there and I don't think it's a very good place for them, also
hellebores, which seem to be doing pretty well.

Thanks


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