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Subject: Re: Pinellia cordata (was pedatisecta)
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At 9:41 PM -0400 9/24/98, Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6 is rumored to have
typed:
> Roy
>
> How long do the bulbils stay viable? Do they need to be kept moist? My
> impression has been that if they're handled like seed and allowed to dr=y they
> lose viabilty after a while, but I'm not sure of this.

I've been able to keep them over winter dry, in a plastic bag, just fine.
No added moisture or soil, either, although they should be kept cool. I
think that if our crack seedex team just sends them in the regular little
baggies they'll come through just fine.

One other note: I'd like to propose that we give a cultivar name to this
obviously superior form, just so it can be properly identified and
distributed. How about Pinellia cordata 'Yamazaki', named after the
gentleman in Japan who originally supplied it? Comments?

--Roy