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Subject: Re: About Arisaema sikokianum
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Taking off the seed heads, saves the plant the energy expenditure of maki=ng
seed.  A big savings.  (probably)stays female.  Adam Fikso in Glenview, I=L
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From: "Susan Cox" <snalice at CNMNETWORK.COM>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 1:13 PM
Subject: Re: About Arisaema sikokianum


> Donna,
>
> > Donna, you might dig that sikokianum up just to see if the mother
> > plant produced bulbils also, or if maybe fertile seed germinated next
> > to it.
>
> Not a good suggestion.  I would be happy to know how you have managed t=o
> grow yours so successfully, but not at the expense of your beautiful
> plants!
>
> As far as yours being female for so long, and the fact that Mr. Yamamot=o
> mentioned that in the wild they tend to grow larger as female, I was
> wondering if this is why, at least with your one very large female, it
> grows so big (it stays female).
>
> You mentioned that you pull the seed heads before they ripen.  Do you
> know if this practice deters Arisaema from reverting back to male after
> producing seed?
>
> Susan