Re: [Aroid-l] Advise in planting Arum seeds

From: "Tom Croat" <Thomas.Croat at mobot.org> on 2009.08.18 at 01:28:16(19741) Dear Marek: Where do you live? Do youthink that these seeds would survive in St. Louis Missoui? Thank you so much for your advise. Thiswill be my first experience with Arum seeds. Tom HTML +More From:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com [mailto:aroid-l-bounces@gizmoworks.com] On Behalf Of Marek Argent Sent: Saturday, August 15, 200912:15 PM To: Discussion of aroids Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Advise inplanting Arum seeds Hi Tom, My Arum cylindraceum produces viable seeds every year, I sowthem directly into the ground (sometimes in pots). They germinate next spring after spending one winter inthe garden. I live between zones 6/7. http://www.wschowa.com/abrimaal/araceum/arum/alpinum.htm I think the seeds should be sown as quickly as possible.Once I got seeds of various Arum species. They were dry and none of themgerminated though I kept them for 2 days in water and all the winter they spentin pots a fridge. Marek ----- Original Message ----- From: Tom Croat To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Cc: Nasja.Grubisic@brodosplit.hr; Boyce(Business Fax) Sent: Saturday, August15, 2009 5:25 AM Subject: [Aroid-l] Advisein planting Arum seeds Dear Aroiders: I just returned from a trip to the Balkans and collected an Arum in fruit in Durres, Albania. Since these berries were mature in the midst of their dry Mediterraneanstyle summer and if shed directly in such dry conditions could surely notgerminate I am assuming that they must somehow survive without germinatinguntil the rains begin. Does anyone know what I should do to get theseseeds to germinate? Do they need to be stored? Planteddirectly? Treated in any particular way? I would appreciate youhelp. Emily is coming in tomorrow to deal with them so if you have someadvise I would love to hear from you. Thanks! Tom Pete: I have copied both you and Marija Bedalov sinceI know that both of you have had direct experience with Arum. Tom _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l ------_=_NextPart_001_01CA1FA3.296E23DF----==============‘58802048006440496=

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