Re: pinellea pedastisecta
Thanks for the great help Marge.
Hank Zumach
Stoddard, WI
zone 4B
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From: Marge Talt <mtalt@CLARK.NET>
To: <shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Friday, May 26, 2000 10:19 PM
Subject: Re: [SG] pinellea pedastisecta
> Hank,
>
> Pinellia are very closely related to Arisaema and need the same
> growing conditions - preferably nice organic woodland type soil in
> light to medium shade, although a saved post from Jim Waddick in
> Kansas says he grows his in sun but they like their feet in shade
> with soil that remains moist. He says this species grows better in
> sun than shade, but mine seem quite happy in a fair amount of shade.
> I find them late to emerge in spring compared with a lot of plants
> and Arisaema.
>
> Will get something around 18" tall foliage-wise and the spathe can
> get about 2' or so tall, taller if very happy. Will seed around with
> a fair amount of abandon once it gets going...easy to remove if not
> wanted.
>
> Neat plants IMO.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Hank Zumach <zumach@EXECPC.COM>
> Date: Friday, May 26, 2000 5:35 PM
>
> I received what I believe is a pinellia pedastisecta as a gift. I
> have run the name through a number of search engines and gone through
> reference books but I can't find much information on how to grow it.
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Hank Zumach
> Stoddard, WI
> zone 4B
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