mystery arisaema.

From: Stacy Holtzman sholtzma at sunflower.bio.indiana.edu> on 1999.10.14 at 00:01:48(3746) Folks, I have a rather unique situation that has come up and I need a little advice. I found what looked to be a gigantic Jack in the Pulpit on a little piece of property that a gardener used to own, but at the time I found this plant (in August with only a large seed pod group) there were no leaves left, something had either eaten them or they had been lopped off somehow. So I am not sure it is a Jack like we have here in Indiana. The unusual thing is that there were three BRANCHED prongs sticking out, not three single. The stalk was bigger than a usual Jack, perhaps about four feet high and thicker. I have just now harvested the seed and side by side with regular Arisaema triphyllum, they are bigger seeds but identical in every other respect. I usually take seed and sow it in my yard for fun, but these I want to germinate in controlled conditions, just in case it is something special. Do I: set the seed in the fridge, and then germinate? Do they germinate immediately, with no cold requirement? I appreciate your help. Stacy +More p.s. Could this just be a green dragon? I am not too familiar with those and maybe that is what this is. Stacy Holtzman Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bloomington, Indiana Z5b

From: Iza & Carol Goroff goroff at idcnet.com> on 1999.10.14 at 02:24:13(3749) I just received a gift of a green dragon (A. dracontium) which is a giant ( 42" tall an d stout) and has "branched prongs". Iza Goroff +More Whitewater Wisconsin zone 4b Stacy Holtzman wrote: > Folks, > I have a rather unique situation that has come up and I need a little > advice. I found what looked to be a gigantic Jack in the Pulpit on a > little piece of property that a gardener used to own, but at the time I > found this plant (in August with only a large seed pod group) there were > no leaves left, something had either eaten them or they had been lopped off > somehow. So I am not sure it is a Jack like we have here in Indiana. The > unusual thing is that there were three BRANCHED prongs sticking out, not > three single. The stalk was bigger than a usual Jack, perhaps about four > feet high and thicker. I have just now harvested the seed and side by side > with regular Arisaema triphyllum, they are bigger seeds but identical in > every other respect. I usually take seed and sow it in my yard for fun, > but these I want to germinate in controlled conditions, just in case it is > something special. Do I: > set the seed in the fridge, and then germinate? > Do they germinate immediately, with no cold requirement? > I appreciate your help. > Stacy > p.s. Could this just be a green dragon? I am not too familiar with those > and maybe that is what this is. > > Stacy Holtzman > Howard Hughes Medical Institute > Bloomington, Indiana Z5b

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