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From: Wilbert Hetterscheid <hetter at WORLDONLINE.NL>
Subject: Re: Arisaema rhizomatum
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Dear Guy & others,

A bit of a late reply to this question but since we are discussing one of
the most stunning Arisaemas of all, it is worth sharing the results of
Pascal Bruggeman and I with this species.

First off, also Chen Yi A-62 is rhizomatum. The species starts growing in
the autumn and flowers around November. Chen Yi obviously sends the rhizo=mes
at a totally wrong time and cuts off the newly developing shoot. No way t=he
shoot is going to recover again after receiving. We found that keeping th=e
rhizome dry is the worst you can do. It goes catatonic and never recovers.
Pascal and I have found that when potted the rhizomes do produce a few ro=ots
and stay firm but cchecking regularly is necessary as the back-end of the
rhizome usually rots off partly and you need to keep it clean there by
removing the snotty stuff. Few have survived this into the next autumn an=d
started to grow but it's better than nuttin'. No flowers yet but I have a
BIG one from last years' sales emerging that looks flowering size. Don't
keep the plant too warm but not too cold either. This is an in-between on=e.

A friend of mine collected this one in N. Vietnam too and he was unable t=o
grow it in Hanoi. Too hot. His plants had the most striking DARK green
spathes with BLACK spots all over. STUNNING!!!!!!!

Cheerio,
Wilbert




> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Arisaema Enthusiast Group (AEG) Discussion List (and other hardy
> Aroids) [mailto:ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL]Namens ggusman
> Verzonden: dinsdag 18 september 2001 8:15
> Aan: ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
> Onderwerp: Arisaema rhizomatum
>
>
> About Chen Yi=B9s arisaemas A-22 and A-82, i.e. Arisaema rhizomatum
> Last year I got tubers of these two arisaemas and I they
> didn=B9t go into
> growth until they eventually rotted. Apparently I am not the
> only one with
> this kind of problem. Is there an exceptionally gifted
> arisaema grower among
> us?
> Any advice is welcome.
> G. Gusman
>