Re: [Aroid-l] Dracunculus growing on clay Z5

From: James Waddick <jwaddick at kc.rr.com> on 2009.08.02 at 18:27:17(19615) >After growing Darcunculus for several years in big containers I >would like to know if they would survive outside. My soil is clay >with sodium more than necessary. I would like to know who have >success growing it outside in Zone 5. I would try to plant them out, >but I don't want to loose them becouse they have nice reddish color >not blackish. They were wild collected in Turkey, but the seller >don't know where. +More Dear Jan, It has been reported frequently about the hardiness of Dracunculus in Zone 5 and possibly further north. I have grown it out doors in various situations for years. This year I had 4 blooming clumps , and 2 large seed heads are ripening. One of these blooming clumps was seed grown, the others from tubers. The biggest is growing in a raised amended bed in full sun. It also blooms in fairly deep shade at the edge of a wood side. The only place it has declined was in a bed that stay damp over winter. All surviving sites - even in shade - have a slight slope and better drainage. We routinely get to 0 F each winter and the plants receive NO protection. Want some fresh seed when the heads are ripe? Best and go for it. Jim W. -- Dr. James W. Waddick 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 USA Ph. 816-746-1949 Zone 5 Record low -23F Summer 100F + _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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