Re: [Aroid-l] Sauromatums, hardy and giant

From: "W. George Schmid" hostahill at bellsouth.net> on 2005.07.07 at 14:33:02(13146) Steve, I have noticed that too. There are numerous offsets, but on close examination, some of the plantlets around a mother plant may originate from seeds. As you know the infructescence of this taxon is very close to the ground and the seeds can be scattered by larger insects or (as in my case) by squirrels, chipmunks and birds. Some of the small plants I have dug up were nowhere near a fruiting plant and were simply small seedlings. I used to collect them, pot them and grow them on. Nowadays I have so many, I just pull them like a weed (the tiny tuber is usually near the ground surface) and discard them. Many I leave in place and let them grow into mature plants, because they are hardy, undemanding, and attractive. Obviously, mature plants to make numerous offsets and develop into colonies. See if you can find a solitary seedling somewhere, which may indicate seed dispersion. I have never seen a dwarf form of Typhonium venosum. They all develop into 30 in (76 cm) to 48 in (1.2 m) mature specimens. W. George Schmid +More Hosta Hill - Tucker Georgia USA Zone 7a - 1188 feet AMSL 84-12'-30" West_33-51' North Outgoing e-mail virus checked by NAV ----- Original Message ----- To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 23:50 Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Sauromatums, hardy and giant > Thanks Tony and George for the information on the giant form(s). As usual, I > get a few answers and suddenly I have more questions. But for another time. > > George, the seed on my plants is viable, but doesn't seem to germinate in the > garden, or at least I've never found a plant that couldn't have plausibly been > an offset. The biggest problem I have with them is moving them. I've quit > moving them, because when I do never get all the offsets and just wind up with > them in one more place. But I like the effect of the leaves, and of course it > is an aroid, so I mostly just leave them. > > Don't suppose anyone has a dwarf form, do they? _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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