Introduction of self to group

[Adam]

Hello all,
So far I've read this consanguineum posting and the reply to it  Looks
interesting.  I am  a newcomer to this group, and to arisaemas in general..
Probably won't be able to contribute much, except questions and invitations
to  inquiry. I am a retired clinical psychologist , 78 years old, have some
grown kids,  and a wife who recently bought a horse.  Have grown various
plants over the last 65 years, starting with orchids (don't do that  any
more)  Major growing interest is growing and hybridizng aril
irises,(starting about 30 years ago), and have this  new interest in aroids
which can be grown out of doors in the Chicago area (USDA zone 5a.)
Recently bought a bunch of stuff from Kaichen.  I'm eagerly awaiting their
growth and fearing their demise..  Have a number of other related interests
, and a number of unrelated ones e.g., collecting pressed glass figural
candlesticks, milk glass.  Regarded by neutral observers as cranky and
blunt, am probably a puzzle to my kids, --more than this I can't figure out.
Am glad this group exists.   Ony learned how to manage eMails last year ,
bit of a dinosaur when it comes to computers.  Regards, Adam





----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Chambers" <annechambers at SUILVEN0.DEMON.CO.UK>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 7:42 AM
Subject: Re: A. consanguineum query


> In message <3.0.5.32.20020101194643.00973190 at pop.ozemail.com.au>, Paul
> Tyerman <ptyerman at OZEMAIL.COM.AU> writes
> >Howdy Arisaema-Lers,
> >
> >Hapy New Year and all that jazz.  Hope the Silly Season was a good one
for
> >you all.
> >
> >I have a question regarding Arisaema consanguineum.  I was given a "Green
> >Form" by a friend and it has come into flower today.  For some reason
until
> >now I had never noticed the long trailers on each of the leaflets.  They
> >must be at least 4 inches long, trailing downwards from the "umbrella" of
> >the leaf.
>
> Paul - Flora of Bhutan describes leaflets as having filiform-caudate
> tips of between 1 - 5 cm long but in my experience in the wild they are
> usually much longer, often up to 4 inches as with yours. It makes for a
> very attractive plant especially with beads of rainwater running off the
> tips.
> I will send you a pic of it in south-east Tibet complete with leeches -
> they don't detract from the appeal of the plant, provided you see them
> first!
> Anne
>
> --
> Anne Chambers