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From: Ellen Hornig <hornig at OSWEGO.EDU>
Subject: Re: Arisaema fargesii
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What I am growing as A. franchetianum may be A. fargesii (our list expert=s
have not resolved this entirely, but I'll let them identify themselves if
they so choose) - if it is, I can report that it's been hardy here in
Oswego, NY (zone 5b, avg. lows -10F (not this year), avg snowfall 120"
(>3m), usually consistent snowcover Dec-Feb or March).  I plant it c. 1
foot deep. What I have, whatever it is, eventually develops very large
tripartite leaves (the juvenile leaf is simple, and looks like a glossy
green caladium) and has a large and extremely handsome flower: the spathe
is deep maroon with white striping, and dramatically flared at the
auricles.  You can see its photo on Roy Herold's Arisaema webpage; you ca=n
see a whole patch of them among Wilbert Hetterscheid's photos on Roy's
page.  In both cases, they're ID'd as franchetianum - or were the last
time I looked.  I don't know whether or not this is the same as what
Fausto is growing, but I'm betting that it is - it seems to be grown
rather widely in Europe, having been distributed by Czech growers for som=e
time (it's a Chinese species).

Like A.candidissimum, it's a late emerger (July here).  It's also a fairl=y
prolific producer of offsets.

Ellen

Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 Co. Rte. 57
Oswego, NY 13126