Dracunculus vulcaris jello

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1998.05.13 at 02:11:42(2108) I obtained a Dracunculus vulgaris and was quite enthused about it's appearance. Already 36" high with a fat tuber, it seemed that it would become easily established and would even flower next year. Today, the stalk had fallen over and where it attached to the tuber appears to have rotted; the area had a sour smell and felt mushy. The rest of the tuber was quite solid and roots were still white. I buried it in the ground again. My question is: is there any chance it will come back? Is there anything I could have done to prevent this short of preventing the monsoons that have plagued Long Island for the past two weeks? +More Les

From: Judy Bauer <jbauer at concordnc.com> on 1998.05.13 at 15:15:50(2110) Hi Les, This same thing happened to my Dracunculus vulgaris but it came back the next year and the next. Since I bought this plant from Breck's catalogue December 1990, it has only given me one good showy bloom of about 18 inches high. This year the foliage came up then came along a frost which zapped it back into the ground. If I tried to find the bulb I probably couldn't since it has probably turned to mush. But it will return late next winter or early spring here in US plant zone 7. And there will be more of them. Judy Bauer +More 8440 Huckleberry Trail Concord NC 28027 US plant zone 7 Lester Kallus wrote: > I obtained a Dracunculus vulgaris and was quite enthused about it's > appearance. Already 36" high with a fat tuber, it seemed that it would > become easily established and would even flower next year. > > Today, the stalk had fallen over and where it attached to the tuber appears > to have rotted; the area had a sour smell and felt mushy. The rest of the > tuber was quite solid and roots were still white. > > I buried it in the ground again. My question is: is there any chance it > will come back? Is there anything I could have done to prevent this short > of preventing the monsoons that have plagued Long Island for the past two > weeks? > Les

From: Lester Kallus <lkallus at earthlink.net> on 1998.05.14 at 02:09:01(2117) Wow, wait a whole year for new growth? Nah, I wanted one for this season. I called the folks from whom I had ordered it and they're going to replace it if they have any left in stock. It's disappointing because, as I said, it was already 36" high. I don't know if it was a diseased tuber or if it was the weather (animals were lining up in twos and were entering these large wooden boats). Les +More >Hi Les, >This same thing happened to my Dracunculus vulgaris but it came back the next >year and the next. Since I bought this plant from Breck's catalogue December >1990, it has only given me one good showy bloom of about 18 inches high. This >year the foliage came up then came along a frost which zapped it back into the >ground. If I tried to find the bulb I probably couldn't since it has probably >turned to mush. But it will return late next winter or early spring here in US >plant zone 7. And there will be more of them. > >Judy Bauer >8440 Huckleberry Trail >Concord NC 28027 >US plant zone 7 > >Lester Kallus wrote: > >> I obtained a Dracunculus vulgaris and was quite enthused about it's >> appearance. Already 36" high with a fat tuber, it seemed that it would >> become easily established and would even flower next year. >> >> Today, the stalk had fallen over and where it attached to the tuber appears >> to have rotted; the area had a sour smell and felt mushy. The rest of the >> tuber was quite solid and roots were still white. >> >> I buried it in the ground again. My question is: is there any chance it >> will come back? Is there anything I could have done to prevent this short >> of preventing the monsoons that have plagued Long Island for the past two >> weeks? >> Les >

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