Ambrosina bassii?

From: StroWi at t-online.de (StroWi at t-online.de) on 2007.10.24 at 07:24:01(16598) Marc, thanks for the detailed infromation. Would you know the winter minimun temperature for the habitat?. Best, Bernhard. +More ========================= Bernhard Strolka Uetze, Germany USDA zone 7 -----Original Message----- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 09:51:40 +0200 Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Ambrosina bassii From: Marc Gibernau To: Discussion of aroids ?Dear Aroiders, ?From my experience,_ Ambrosina bassii _grows only along the coast from sea level to may be 100m high. All the best, Marc ?

From: StroWi at t-online.de (StroWi at t-online.de) on 2007.10.26 at 08:51:33(16613) Dear Marc, thanks for the specification. So Ambrosina seems at least tolerate hoarfrost. +More Zone 7 I will try when I have some more plants. I think it grows offsets, dosen't it? Best, Bernhard. -----Original Message----- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2007 10:21:16 +0200 Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Ambrosina bassii From: Marc Gibernau To: Discussion of aroids Dear Bernhard, Winter is mild in Corsica (mean temperature of 16?C) and it's very rare to observe temperatures below 0?C. Please find in attachment the curve of the month mean minimum temperatures. All the best, Marc

From: StroWi at t-online.de (StroWi at t-online.de) on 2007.10.28 at 11:21:39(16618) Hi Victor, thanks for charing your observation. This encourages me to give it a try; but I will rather start with Typhonium.... LOL. +More Best, Bernhard. -----Original Message----- Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 21:08:13 +0200 Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Ambrosina bassii From: Victor Soukup To: Discussion of aroids Hi--- ? ? ? ? Regarding the cold hardiness of Ambrosina bassii, a few years ago I received some seed from Fausto Ceni for my study of seed lipids, but there were enough seeds for me to also plant some. ?In their second year I planted them outside under partial summer shade and quite open to the sky in winter. ?In November one plant bloomed and the leaves on the others continued to look healthy. ?During this time the temperatures dipped to minus 8 degrees Celsius at times and on two occasions the leaves and the flower were barely covered with snow. ?The next year the plants again emerged although there were fewer in number. ?One bloomed again but the predations of animals in the area cut the population to one plant the third year. ?All were gone the following year. ? ? ? ? These data are for Cincinnati, Ohio where we have very fluctuating weather and have had a low of minus 23 degrees Fahrenheit (four days) and highs of 100 in the last 30 years. ?However, Magnolia grandiflora came through the record cold, albeit with a little damage, ?The zone is listed as 5 or 6 but most of the time we experience 7 or 8. ? ? ? ? It seems that with a little protection and careful siting, that Ambrosina could be grown in zone 7. ?Typhonium (Sauromatum) venosum grown from Cameroon collected seeds grows outdoors here --- for 12 years. ?You must try to find out. Vic Soukup Herbarium University of Cincinnati Cincinnati, OH 45221-0006

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