Re: Jack in the Pulpit

From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt at clark.net> on 1997.02.04 at 04:03:36(297) Hi Linda, I don't know the specific answer to your question, however, I am certain that members of the Aroid-L mailing list would. I can either forward this to that list (I'm new on it and basically lurk - I think it is a monitored list - nice people) below are instructions on how to join the list so you can post your question yourself, if you'd like. If you are interested in Arisaema, you really should join the list. There are also some aroid pages on the web. The URL for the International Aroid Society is: http://www.mobot.org/IAS/ +More URL for the Arisaema Page is: http://www.mdc.net/~rrh/arisaema.html Hope this helps, let me know if you want me to cross post for you. BTW, I grow the common jack-in-the-pulpit, Arisaema triphyllum, and I've never noticed a variance of sex. Seems to me that the plants have to reach a certain age before they flower and set seed and once they start, they just keep on doing it. I'm sure there are people on Aroid-L who know a whole lot more about it than I do, tho'. Nifty plants, I'm starting to get more of them - different kinds and trying to grow some besides A. triphyllum from seed. Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland mtalt@clark.net Editor: Gardening in Shade http://www.suite101.com ===================== Aroid-L info ===================== Aroid-L is co-moderated by Steve Marak and Don Burns. The moderators filter out extraneous messages and other items that do not belong on Aroid-L; some communications do not aid the dialog and may belong on another list. As moderators, we will not alter the substance of anyone's post. However, the subject line may be changed to facilitate ease of searching the log. Contributions may vary in length. Please sign your name and e-mail address to each post. Aroid-L asks all subscribers to abide by appropriate copyright and intellectual property conventions and laws. TO SUBSCRIBE: send a message to: listproc@mobot.org (no subject). On the first line of message text type: SUB AROID-L Given Name Surname and Affiliation (if any). TO POST A MESSAGE TO AROID-L: send your message to: aroid-l@mobot.org. Enter a subject on the subject line. This is important for searching the weekly logs for messages relating to a specific subject. ================================== ---------- > From: Linda M Schwartz > To: mtalt@clark.net > Subject: Jack in the Pulpit > Date: Monday, February 03, 1997 9:38 AM > > I am looking from some specific info that perhaps some expert gardener > can answer. I am writing a paper on the ecology of the > Jack-in-the-Pulpit. > In some of the references I have used, it is stated that the sex of the > plant is dependent upon the age, soil conditions and nutrition level of > the individual > plant. What I need to know is -- what are those soil conditions, age, > nutrition > levels. I have not been able to find a reference that addresses this > specific > point. If anyone can provide me with these details, I would be eternally > grateful > :) . If the material comes from a book, I would need its title, > authors, place of publication, publisher and copyright date. If the info > is coming from your > expertise, I would need to know your qualifications for making the > statement. > Thank you for any assistance you can provide. If you think you know a > site or > person I can contact that might be able to answer this, I would be > grateful for any leads also. You can e-mail me at > > schwartzl@juno.com. Linda Schwartz > >

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