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Re: [aroid-l] typhonium hardiness

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid (prive)" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2003.12.15 at 16:21:59(10922)
Petra,
The name T. divaricatum is long obsolete. What species do you have under
that name? It is often a mistaken name for either T. blumei, T. roxburghii
(neither hardy, I suppose) or T. diversifolium (hardy probably).
Wilbert
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> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu
> [mailto:aroid-l-owner@lists.ncsu.edu]Namens Petra Schmidt
> Verzonden: maandag 15 december 2003 13:26
> Aan: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> Onderwerp: Re: [aroid-l] typhonium hardiness
>
>
> FYI - the following did not survive Zone 7b, unfortunately:
> Typhonium horsfieldii, kumingense, pedunculatum, adnatum, varians,
> and violifolium.
> T. giganteum and T. divaricatum, hardy here in North
> Carolina, consistently
> emerging in mid-June, and both species bloom and perform very well.
> We'll test a few other species and keep you al posted...Petra
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Galloway"
> To:
> Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 6:08 PM
> Subject: Re: [aroid-l] pics for Saturday
>
>
> > David,
> > I have not been brave enough to try any outside yet, so I
> can't say if any
> > are cold hardy at all. But I suspect most are not cold hardy.
> > Alan
> >
> >
> > > Alan, does any of the other Typhonium species show the
> cold resistance
> of
> > T.
> > > venosum? I've had them in the ground here in NE TN for
> many years and
> > > never mulch them.
> > > David Sizemore, Kingsport, TN (Zone 6a)
> > >
> >
>

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