A. triphyllum `Mrs. French's Veined'

[Ellen Hornig]

I have two clones of this arisaema, one from John Gwynne, and one from a
gentleman in Ithaca, NY. As they open, I find that John's has an
all-green spathe, and the other has a purplish spathe.  Both have the pale
veination which distinguishes this selection.

So one question is: does anyone know which color spathe the
"original" had?  And the other is: has anyone tried growing these out from
seed to see whether the prominent veining comes true?

On a related note:  despite having been a fan of awarding A. triphyllum
ssp. stewardsonii separate species status, I now have to report that I am
seeing triphyllums in the woods that sure look like crosses between
stewardsonii and triphyllum ssp. triphyllum.....

Ellen

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Ellen Hornig
Seneca Hill Perennials
3712 County Route 57
Oswego, New York 13126 USA
USDA zone 5B (mintemps -10 to -20F)
Phone:(315) 342-5915
Fax: (315) 342-5573
Website: www.senecahill.com