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From: Ellen Hornig <hornig at OSWEGO.EDU>
Subject: Re: P. cordata
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On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Jan Renfroe wrote:

> Hello All,
>
> I have some Pinellia cordata growing a blooming for the first time this
> year.  The one and only blossom is dying back now, but I noticed what l=ooks
> like tiny tubers starting to form at the intersection of the leaf and t=he
> stem.  Is anyone familiar with this?  Is this normal?
>

Jan - this is perfectly normal, and gives you the means with which to gro=w
more pinellias (my cordatas have never set seed, even with two different
clones in close proximity).  Save the little tubers - give them a long,
cool winter - and grow them on next spring.

Ellen

Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 Co. Rte. 57
Oswego, NY 13126
USDA zone 5b, most years