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From: bill plummer <remmulp at STNY.RR.COM>
Subject: Re: Hardiness of Arums
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My Arum italicum blooms, sets seeds and self sows. With a good
mulch or snowcover it should be hardy to Zone 5.

Bill Plummer
Painted Post, New York
Zone 5
77o 07' 27'' East 42o 09' 10 North

Minimum -35F (-37C); Maximum 106F (41C)
Latest Frost June 10, Earliest Frost, September 10
May - September; Rain; 17in.(43cm.) MeanTemperature: 65F (18C)

remmulp at stny.rr.com

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Al Wootten" <awootten at NRAO.EDU>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Tuesday, 18 December, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: Hardiness of Arums


> Well, it isn't zone 4...more like borderline 7/8...but my A.
italicum
> has been coming back in its northeasterly exposure for five
years now,
> blooming once and not multiplying (I think the grass guy mowed
the
> infloresence).  Sandy soil.  In Charlottesville, zone 7, clayey
'soil'
> southerly exposure with pm shade, it lasted three years only,
never blooming.
> Both sites are fairly damp locations adjacent to rampant hosta
growth
> and were planted in autumn.
>
> J.E. Shields writes:
>  > Can anyone suggest how hardy any Arum are in USDA zones 6 and
5?  I have 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 seen no
>  > sign of it since then.  Are any varieties hardy?  When would
be the best
>  > time to plant them here, to give them the best chance of
surviving?
>
> Clear skies,
> Al
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