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Subject: Re: Pinellia cordata 'Yamazaki'
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In response to everybody's questions:

At 4:56 AM -0400 9/25/98, JM.Grimshaw is rumored to have typed:
> I agree with you in principle, but current taxonomic practice for
>cultivated plants requires that you get the originator's approval for a
>name, so really you ought to check with Mr. Yamazaki first - it's
>conceivable that it already has a cultivar name in Japan. The sooner it
>does have a name the better!

Yes, I fully intend to ask for Mr. Yamazaki's approval before making this
official. I just checked the most recent NARGS directory, and he is still
listed. I doubt very seriously if it already has a name in Japan, however.
I think you would agree that a typical mature P. cordata has leaves 4 to =5
inches long, while 'Yamazaki' is 6 to 8 inches long-- quite an obvious
difference. All of the P. cordatas I observed in nurseries in Japan durin=g
my visit in 1995 were of the small form.

At 12:01 AM -0400 9/25/98, Nina Lambert (RJL6) is rumored to have typed:
> Roy, Has this been hardy for you - or do you baggie it for the winter?
>
> Nina

It's sort of like the other pinellias, and never persists where I plant i=t.
It comes back reliably here in Zone 5B/6A, but I have to admit I get the
larger size plants from ones I winter over either in pots in the unheated
garage (below freezing) or in baggies in the fridge. It really is best
enjoyed as a pot plant, where you can get up close and personal to enjoy
the neat little inflorescence and its sweet fragrance.


>To everyone who lusts after P. cordata 'Yamazaki': Please send your
>requests to the AEG seed exchange in care of Craig Stubbs at
><craigs at ican.net> (still there, Craig?) I will be sending all of my extr=a
>bulbils to him for distribution to worthy parties. There should be plent=y
>to go around. Similarly, if I have already shared this plant with you in
>the past, please tell Craig. I did a distribution to Aroid-L members bac=k
>in 1995, I think.


AND!!!!, last but not least, one of my P. cordata 'Yamazaki' plants
actually set seed this summer!!! The first ever for me, and it was only o=n
one inflorescence. Teeny little seeds, and I let them drop in the pot
rather than collect them-- bulbils are a more reliable method of
propagation.  I'll let you know when and if they come up.

--Roy Herold
North Reading, MA