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Re: [SG] new person bio / Now Arums & Others

Hello Karen,
        Arum italicum is a member of the Aroid family such as Jack in the Pulpit,
Pinellia, Arum maculata and many others. If you would like to learn more
about this fascinating family try my web site. Go to the newsletter section
and you will find a three part series on jack & his Relatives. Arum
Italicum is included in the third part. You can find a photo of the seeds
in the seeds section of the site. If you have any further questions after
reading the newsletter please do let me know. This is a wonder plant with
many seasons of interest. Grows backwards so is good for the winter garden.
Big green tropical looking leaves growing all through the winter.
        Purple Palace is a good one that has been around for some years now. There
are many others out there now and news ones seems like every week. The
hummers like mine. Blooms around June-July here. Very tinny bells on wiry
stems. Give it all the light you can without full sun and keep moist. You
should have blooms if you have a mature plant.
        If you are not a Begonia fan try the Hardy Begonia. That one will change
your mind. Looks like an Angle wing Begonia, but perfectly hardy in the
garden and good for late season color and blooms.
        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: Karen Cooper <kecooper@TC.UMN.EDU>
> Subject: Re: [SG] new person bio
> Date: Tuesday, May 26, 1998 12:24 AM
>
> Hi, and thank you, both for the ideas and the welcome.  I don't know arum
> italicum.  I want to see a picture of it!  I checked a bunch of
references
> around the house and found it mentioned favourably but not shown in
Druse's
> _The_Natural_Shade_Garden_.  It's not even mentioned in The Brooklyn
> Botanic Gardens' _Woodland_Gardens_.  No common name is listed for it in
> Coombes' _The_Dictionary_Of_Plant_Names_.  Does anyone know a URL for a
> picture of any of the arums?
>
> I've got Palace Purple coral bells in both light and dense shade, and
> neither has bloomed in the 3 years I've had the plants.  Obviously, the
one
> that gets more light "purples up" better than the one in deeper shade
where
> it stays kind of green.  Honestly, I was thinking of moving them to a
> sunnier spot.  Do people have better luck with Palace Purple?
>
>
> Karen. [not a begonia fan, but I put some coleus in pots on tree stumps
out
> in the woods because I want a bit of colour and a bit of surprise out
> there, too]
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