Dracunculus vulgaris and it's streaked variation

From: "James W. Waddick" <jim-jim at swbell.net> on 1998.05.01 at 02:48:20(2066) Dear les; I'll add that this plant should be grown in full sun, but can tolerate slight shade. I also think good drainage is important although it can also tolerate some moisture especially in spring. I'd give mature height about 36-40 inches. And speaking of D. v. I have seen some plants with lots of silver streak marks in the foliage along the veins and other plants with little or no silver streaking. It seems small plants show this less than mature plants too. I'd sure like to get a heavily silver streaked form-anyone have a lead? +More Anyone know of a variegated D.v.? best jim W. James W. Waddick Voice: 816 746 1949 8871 NW Brostrom Rd E-MAIL: jim-jim@swbell.net Kansas City MO 64152 Fax: 816 746 1939 Zone 5/6 - Winter low -10 degrees F Summer high +100 degrees F

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1998.05.01 at 22:19:20(2068) Thanks all for the great info on Dracunculus. One question remains though... Is it reliably hardy in zone 7a or should I be digging it up at the end of the season? If I should, is it similar to Amorphophallus in tuber production? (If it is, then storing it will be no problem.) Les

From: "James W. Waddick" <jim-jim at swbell.net> on 1998.05.02 at 02:35:20(2070) >Thanks all for the great info on Dracunculus. > >One question remains though... > >Is it reliably hardy in zone 7a or should I be digging it up at the end of >the season? If I should, is it similar to Amorphophallus in tuber >production? (If it is, then storing it will be no problem.) > Les Dear Les; I guess I didn't state the obvious that I grow it here and have seen big plants here at the Zone 5/6 border. I am sure it would be winter hardy in the ground for you in Zone 7 as long as it is not grown wet. I'd also think it wouldn't much like digging and storing as it emerges fairly early. Should be no problem for you outdoors. Jim W. +More James W. Waddick Voice: 816 746 1949 8871 NW Brostrom Rd E-MAIL: jim-jim@swbell.net Kansas City MO 64152 Fax: 816 746 1939 Zone 5/6 - Winter low -10 degrees F Summer high +100 degrees F

From: Martyn Denney <Martyn at denney.demon.co.uk> on 1998.05.06 at 04:39:16(2093) In message , James W. Waddick writes >Dear les; > I'll add that this plant should be grown in full sun, but can >tolerate slight shade. I also think good drainage is important although it >can also tolerate some moisture especially in spring. > > I'd give mature height about 36-40 inches. > > And speaking of D. v. I have seen some plants with lots of silver >streak marks in the foliage along the veins and other plants with little or >no silver streaking. It seems small plants show this less than mature >plants too. I'd sure like to get a heavily silver streaked form-anyone have >a lead? > Anyone know of a variegated D.v.? > > best jim W. The form which has streaks or flecks in the foliage is often thought to originate on the island of Crete - and it certainly grows there abundantly. However, having just returned from the Greek Dodecanese islands where the plant is currently in flower, I can report that the flecked form is also widespread on the islands of Kos and Symi. There appears to be no appreciable difference between the flecking on mature plants and seedlings. -- Martyn Denney +More Farnborough, Hampshire, UK.

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