seed heads of Arisaemas

From: Don Martinson llmen at execpc.com> on 2000.10.08 at 20:11:59(5536) > >Is there any way to tell the difference between the seed heads of >Arisaema triphyllum and Arisaema dracontium once they have been removed >from the plant? > >Thanks. >MJ In my experience, the seed heads of A. triphyllum are much more robust than those of A. dracontium and the berries ripen to a red color, whereas those of A. dracontium remain green, maturing to a greenish-cream. Also, on my dracontiums, the spath remains much more evident (at maturity), while the spath of triphyllum deteriorates. -- Don Martinson +More Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mailto:llmen@execpc.com

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2000.10.11 at 05:20:08(5538) Don, Arisaema dracontium berries turn bright red here. I also find them to be larger than A. triphyllum most years. The spathe of both plants deteriorates here. But neither of these properties is +More a sure method of ID. Ray GRSJr@Juno.com On Sun, 8 Oct 2000 15:11:59 -0500 (CDT) Don Martinson writes: >> >>Is there any way to tell the difference between the seed heads of >>Arisaema triphyllum and Arisaema dracontium once they have been >removed >>from the plant? >> >>Thanks. >>MJ > > >In my experience, the seed heads of A. triphyllum are much more >robust than those of A. dracontium and the berries ripen to a red >color, whereas those of A. dracontium remain green, maturing to a >greenish-cream. Also, on my dracontiums, the spath remains much more >evident (at maturity), while the spath of triphyllum deteriorates. > > >-- >Don Martinson >Milwaukee, Wisconsin >Mailto:llmen@execpc.com > > > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.

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