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Subject: Re: sex life of A flavum
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At 08:00  12/07/02 +0100, you wrote:
>I'm quite new to this list, been lurking for a while before I launch in.=I
>have seedlings of A flavum, sown in 1998.  In this pot of seedlings, one
>plant has flowered this year (it was a tiny flower, even by A flavum
>standards).  Now this plant has produced berries.  Is there any way this=can
>have fertile seeds without another A flavum to pollinate?
>

Diane,

>From what I know A. flavum has both male and female flowers in the one
head, so easily fertlises itself.  I've found in the past that pretty muc=h
every single "flower" on an Arisaema flavum sets seed.

Given that is sets seed so easily I get the oh so vague feeling that they
could easily get to plague proportions in my garden (and the particular
variety of flavum I have is this ugly teeny-weenie flowered yellowy-brown
thing unfortunately).  I'm hoping one day to flower an A. flavum that is
actually pretty, instead of pretty ugly.  Would love a clean yellow.  I
have seedlings now of A. flavum ssp flavum which I'm assuming by the name
is a good yellow.  Can anyone reading this confirm that?

Cheers.

Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia.  USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9
mailto:ptyerman at ozemail.com.au

Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus,
Cyrtanthus, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about anything
else that doesn't move!!!!!