Re: transplanting Jacks in the pulpit - PART 2
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] transplanting Jacks in the pulpit - PART 2
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 00:29:31 -0400
PAGE 2 of my reply to Karen....
Tubers will be tiny - pea size or smaller, depending on how long
they were in growth and how well fed, happy, etc. Leave them in
the
seed pot and when they break dormancy the next year, feed them with
anything BUT Ozmacote...which can be deadly. Do not over feed -
use a dilute solution of whatever. These are wild plants and the
only
reason to feed at all is because they are in pots and the mix, if
peat based, has no nutritive value. Less is better than more....
Keep them outside during the growing season in light shade. When
they go dormant again, you can store over winter the same as before
and plant them out or pot on individually the next spring. Tubers
will still be tiny, but should do for you. A. triphyllum (our
native
jack) is not as sensitive to moisture as some of the Asian ones.
I've got them growing in dry shade and moist spots; in sunny areas
and really dark areas. If they get too dry, they will go dormant
early.
Plant the tubers like you would a bulb, but not too deep - they
will pull themselves down if they want to. In nature, the seeds
fall on
top of the soil, germinate and the babies who survive pull
themselves down to where they want to be. Have read of them being
found very
deep and also almost on top of the soil - mostly when in wet areas.
Can't have too many jacks IMO. One of the most interesting
factoids about this genus is that plants are either male or female
depending
on their growing conditions. If life is good, they are female and
produce flowers and berries. If times get tough, the same plant
will revert to being male until better times come along. Totally
nifty
plants and very addictive, IMO.
If you are starting a love affair with Ariseama...should really
consider becoming a member of AEG (Arisaema Enthusiasts Group) and
Arisaema-L. Have a marvelous seed distribution / exchange every
year. Costs nothing but info. on what Arisaema you are currently
growing to join and you don't have to be growing any,
either...that's just so people in the group will know who grows
what if they are
looking for seed or pollen or something.
This URL takes you to the list archives - do a search on seed for
much more complete info. than I have given - and you can join the
list from here, too. List is sporadically active - lots of very
knowledgeable folks on it...I have learned one whale of a lot from
them and have pots of marvelous seedlings of many species from the
AEG. Hope, one day, to be able to send seed to the exchange
myself.
http://listserv.surfnet.nl/archives/arisaema-l.html
To join AEG - email Ray Stillwell at GRSJr@worldnet.att.net for the
particulars.
If you want to get hooked, go visit The Arisaema Page -
http://genesis.ne.mediaone.net/~rrh/arisaema.html
Browse through the gallery - that's where I fell irretrievably in
love with this genus of fantastic plants. There's also a lot of
good info on that site plus links to more, etc.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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