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From: Petra Schmidt <petra at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>
Subject: Re: Hardiness of Arums
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We have Arum italicum and Arum purpureospathum listed as hardy to zone 4 =-
remember that we're keeping track of aroid hardiness...check the IAS web
site for the actual hardiness list.
Petra


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From: "J.E. Shields" <jshields at STARBAND.NET>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2001 10:00 AM
Subject: Hardiness of Arums


> Can anyone suggest how hardy any Arum are in USDA zones 6 and 5?  I hav=e a
> question about various Arum italicum strains for here.  Any hardy in
colder
> zones, like USDA 4?
>
> I did plant roots of A. italicum marmoratum in autumn 2000 and have see=n
no
> sign of it since then.  Are any varieties hardy?  When would be the bes=t
> time to plant them here, to give them the best chance of surviving?
>
> T.I.A.
>
> Jim Shields
> in central Indiana
>
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