RE: [Aroid-l] Non-aroid seed offer (Hedychium hasseltii)

From: "Harry Witmore" harrywitmore at witmore.net> on 2005.11.07 at 20:36:35(13516) I have this one also. It can be epiphytic and I have growing it in a wooden basket for 2 years now. I also grew it in the ground and it grew much bigger there. I also have another of the Hedychium that tend to be epiphytic, Hedychium horsfieldii. Neither can survive my zone 7 winters. Harry Witmore +More Cloud Jungle Epiphytes www.cloudjungle.com -----Original Message----- On Behalf Of Steve Marak Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2005 7:20 PM To: Aroid list Subject: [Aroid-l] Non-aroid seed offer (Hedychium hasseltii) Aroiders, I have several fruits of Hedychium hasseltii ripe. Anyone who would like some seeds, please let me know. I'll mail them anywhere, US or elsewhere, but it's up to you to ensure they'll get through whatever import restrictions may apply on your end. I've germinated seeds from these plants in the past, so I'm pretty confident they are viable. I don't know how long they'll stay viable, but these opened in the last couple of days. This is a plant I got from Phil Mueller, one of the originators of Aroid-L, at least 12-14 years ago. Phil was unbelievably generous with plants and this is one of many things he sent me with total disregard for my climate (hundreds of miles north, and 20+ degrees C colder in the winter than his) and lack - at that time - of any greenhouse at all. At any rate, this was his response to my complaint that I loved hedychiums but couldn't grow them outdoors here and they were all so large to winter indoors. It's relatively small, about 3 feet for me. Very easy - I've had plants in the same 3-4 gallon containers for years with little care, and they flower reliably in the fall. Fragrant, of course - even the seeds capsules are lightly fragrant. I think Tim Chapman rates it hardy in zone 8 and above. Steve -- Steve Marak -- samarak@gizmoworks.com _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.362 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/5/2005 _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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