Rotting Tubers

[Tony Avent]

Jim:

Every arisaema that I have dealt with in containers tends to "loose"
the basal plate after each season.  It obviously isn't a rot in the usual
sense, but it sure feels and looks like a similar type of deterioation.

>I'm totally surprised to hear that some have found that rotting away of the
>bottom of a planted tuber and replacement by a new tuber is part of the
>natural process of growth of at least some arisaemas.
Tony Avent
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