Weird stoloniferous Arisaema triphyllum

[Ellen Hornig]

A few years ago (1995?) Alan Galloway distributed seeds of A. triphyllum
to various of us on this list.  Apparently from that original
distribution, I now have a group of A. triphyllum that produce
unmistakable stolons.  I'm pretty sure they're not ssp. stewardsonii; my
memory (faulty though it may be) tells me that some bloomed this past
season, and looked like ordinary ssp. triphyllum; but stoloniferous they
are, indisputably.  The stolons are rather thin cylindrical affairs, maybe
4-5mm in diameter, and generally 1.5 to 3 cm long (the longest was around
5cm); like any offset, they atrophy at the base and separate from the
parent tuber when ripe.  Apparently the new tuber forms the following
season (I found a few of those in the pots, too).

So: my questions: (a) has anyone else noticed this? and (b) what *are*
these things?  Anyone with a valid scientific interest may contact me for
samples (they're all planted, but I can dig a couple up) - otherwise,
please don't even ask.  Not this year.  Maybe they'll be in next year's
catalog, once I have a chance to observe them more closely.  Meanwhile, I
hope to hear from other people who have seen or read about this form-

Ellen


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Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 County Route 57
Oswego, NY 13126
(315) 342-5915