Spaths in the garden

From: magrysbo at shu.edu on 2001.05.22 at 19:59:33(6533) I recently picked up an inexpensive 4" pot of Spathiphyllum at the local mega-hardware store. Its full of growths and just as last year they will be planted around in woodland gardens where they continue to grow until frost. Bonaventure W. Magrys +More 130 Hilltop Blvd. Cliffwood Beach, NJ 07735-6001 USA zone 7 PS. A 'yautia' tuber from a local supermarket has been potted up and is sprouting. Is this Xanthosoma violacea?

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.05.23 at 03:35:53(6536) >>I recently picked up an inexpensive 4" pot of Spathiphyllum at the local mega-hardware store. Its full of growths and just as last year they will be planted around in woodland gardens where they continue to grow until frost. Bonaventure W. Magrys +More 130 Hilltop Blvd. Cliffwood Beach, NJ 07735-6001 USA zone 7 PS. A 'yautia' tuber from a local supermarket has been potted up and is sprouting. Is this Xanthosoma violacea?<< 'Yautia' comes in THREE colors, the 'lilac' is X. violacium, the 'blanca' or white is X. sagitifolium, and the 'amarillo' or yellow is X. atrovirens (according to Deni Bown). X. violacium will have dark petioles, X. sag. will have green petioles , and X. atro. will have a 'silvered/gray leaf w/ more rounded 'tips'. The rhizomes ---X. vio. will have a dark-colored rhi., and when you check,scratch at the growing point you can see the violet color, X. sag. has a lighter colored rhi. w/ no viloet color at the tip, and X. atro. has a almost balck skinned, very hairy (rooty?) rhi. w/ a yellow core. Cheers, Julius Cheers, Julius

From: magrysbo at shu.edu on 2001.05.24 at 22:56:20(6554) Thanks Julius, The rhizome, though under soil now, was a medium brownish-gray from what I recall, The growing point coming up now has a purplish color, so I hope it is the violaceum. +More Bonaventure "Julius Boos" @mobot.org on 05/22/2001 11:35:58 PM Please respond to aroid-l@mobot.org Sent by: aroid-l@mobot.org To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L cc: Subject: Re: Spaths in the garden -----Original Message----- To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date: Tuesday, May 22, 2001 4:14 PM Subject: Spaths in the garden >>I recently picked up an inexpensive 4" pot of Spathiphyllum at the local mega-hardware store. Its full of growths and just as last year they will be planted around in woodland gardens where they continue to grow until frost. Bonaventure W. Magrys 130 Hilltop Blvd. Cliffwood Beach, NJ 07735-6001 USA zone 7 PS. A 'yautia' tuber from a local supermarket has been potted up and is sprouting. Is this Xanthosoma violacea?<< 'Yautia' comes in THREE colors, the 'lilac' is X. violacium, the 'blanca' or white is X. sagitifolium, and the 'amarillo' or yellow is X. atrovirens (according to Deni Bown). X. violacium will have dark petioles, X. sag. will have green petioles , and X. atro. will have a 'silvered/gray leaf w/ more rounded 'tips'. The rhizomes ---X. vio. will have a dark-colored rhi., and when you check,scratch at the growing point you can see the violet color, X. sag. has a lighter colored rhi. w/ no viloet color at the tip, and X. atro. has a almost balck skinned, very hairy (rooty?) rhi. w/ a yellow core. Cheers, Julius Cheers, Julius

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