Re: [Aroid-l] Arum - minimum temperatures

From: "Marge Talt" mtalt at hort.net> on 2005.10.16 at 06:18:38(13451) Well, not sure where you are, Peter, but A. italicum var. pictum (or whatever it really is) is bone hardy in my garden, which I call z7 but borders on 6b. If you're in a similar climate, you could probably wrap the pot in bubble wrap and leave it out for the winter. In the garden, leaves flatten when the weather is really bitter, it snows or we have an ice storm, but they perk up during warmer spells and they put out lots of new foliage in spring, flower and go dormant end of June or early July to wake up late August or early Sept. Those that I have that are not hardy for me winter in my cool greenhouse, which often gets nearly freezing, where they grow all winter and then go dormant in summer - I just let the pots get dry...they may get some water when other things in there get watered, but not on purpose. Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland mtalt@hort.net +More Editor: Gardening in Shade, Suite101.com Shadyside Garden Designs ----------------------------------------------- http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/shade_gardening ------------------------------------------------ Complete Index of Articles by Category and Date http://mtalt.hort.net/article-index.html ---------- > From: Baumfarn Webmaster > Thanks, > I'm afraid but there is no question of planting it deep enough. :-( > I don't have any garden just a balcony were all the pots are standing. > Seems that I have to place them inside when the temperatures are still > droping. > Strangely, most of the Arums and the Dracunculus began to grow at the > end of August. They had a dormancy throughout nearly the whole summer. > I bought them all this year. I don't know how they were cared during > their 'dormancy before the era of Peter'. ;-) > > thanks > Peter _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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