Re: Zantedeschia availability??

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2002.05.02 at 15:48:04(8710) Julius, Z. aethiopica grows well here in North Carolina (zone 7) in spite of getting zapped every fall by the frost. It's native to South Africa (zone 10) and loves the warm weather. +More It also loves wet soil, so any clone will do very well for your friend. Most garden centers here have the tubers and end up practically giving them away at the end of the season. Alternately, all the Tulip,suppliers carry them, for example Van Dyck's offers them at 3 for $13.95 and their tubers are robust. They also offer Z. x 'Pink Mist' which is a pink version shaped like aethiopica and the famous A. aethiopica 'Green Goddess' a most unusual form. If your friend needs loads of them, the Oregon Bulb Company offers a wonderful selection of superior tubers at wholesale. The folks from AEG (Arisaema Enthusiasts Group) joined forces and put in a joint order a few years ago. The resulting plants are wonderful and they were quite inexpensive. Another possibility is to grow them from seed. Z. aethiopica only takes about 3 years to first bloom and they might be forced like we force Arisaema. Ray GRSJr@worldnet.att.net ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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