Re: [Aroid-l] Cold Tolerant Amporhs

From: "Marek Argent" <abri1973 at wp.pl> on 2009.10.01 at 17:46:51(20123) Hello Steve, That's great. This year I have many young tubers of A. konjac, so I can try to leave some. I had once in my garden Zantedeschia aethiopica, it survived 3 years, but it bloomed only once. http://www.wschowa.com/abrimaal/araceum/zantedeschia/aethiopica.htm (scroll the page down). Best, Marek +More ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Marak" To: "Discussion of aroids" Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:00 PM Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Cold Tolerant Amporhs > Marek, > > None of the konjacs are very deep. The largest maybe 6-8 cm, and smaller > ones are sometimes just below the surface, maybe 2-3 cm. I only disturb > them when I need to dig a few to give someone, so they have been mostly > left to themselves for more than 20 years in a couple of spots, and that > seems to be the level they like. > > I don't know about the bulbifer - it's just the one, so I leave it alone. > > Steve > > > On Wed, 30 Sep 2009, Marek Argent wrote: > >> Hello Steve, >> >> How deep are the tubers in the ground? >> >> Marek >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Steve Marak" >> To: "Discussion of aroids" >> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 9:27 PM >> Subject: Re: [Aroid-l] Cold Tolerant Amporhs >> >> > Neil, >> > >> > I am also in zone 6 (NW Arkansas) though we used to periodically >> > see -28 C >> > (-20 F) as overnight lows. The only Amorph that has proven itself >> > through >> > the worst this climate has to give is A. konjac. I gave some to a >> > friend >> > at the Denver BG and they have survived for 5 or 6 years there now >> > also. >> > >> > The only other species I have outdoors is a plant of A. bulbifer, which >> > has now survived for I think 3 years (I'd have to check the records) >> > with >> > no special treatment. We have not seen anything below -18 C (0 F) for >> > about 9 years now, but it did come through the horrible ice storm in >> > January of this year with no problem. > > -- Steve Marak > -- samarak@gizmoworks.com > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-L mailing list > Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nie znaleziono wirusa w tej wiadomosci przychodzacej. Sprawdzone przez AVG - www.avg.com Wersja: 8.5.409 / Baza danych wirusow: 270.13.115/2405 - Data wydania: 09/30/09 10:35:00 _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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