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From: Petra Schmidt <petra at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>
Subject: Re: A. triphyllum giant
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Hey George, Henry, David...
I was just about to reply...the triphyllum in our trial bed doesn't get a=ny
special feeding or watering and the first year it did stay true to its
"giant" nature...and it did produce a seed head but no germination
yet...will keep you posted.
Petra


----- Original Message -----
From: "W. George Schmid" <hostahill at BELLSOUTH.NET>
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Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 12:05 PM
Subject: Re: A. triphyllum


> Hi David, Henry,
> Here at Hosta Hill I have all size ranges. All grow in the deeps soil (=12
> inches) of raised beds (Fafard 3B+pine bark mulch+compost+cow manure+a =bit
> of coarse sand+Osmocote with minors+watering when I can). Most grow to =30
> cm. I have a number of them coming from a rescued colony I found growin=g
in
> creek clay muck near my home in Tucker that grows to 120 cm (4 feet), w=ith
> one reaching 130 cm (a little over 4 feet) in 2002. After many years th=ey
> are still BIG with the pseudostem reaching a diameter of 4cm (1.5 inche=s)
at
> the base. I gave Tony a tuber some time ago and Petra Schmidt confirms
that
> the 2002 plant reached the same large proportions. Maybe they will
propagate
> it. A color pic of it is in my new book Encyclopedia of Shade Perennial=s.
> David, please come and see it this spring. Regards George
>
> W. George Schmid
> Hosta Hill - Tucker Georgia USA
> Zone 7a - 1188 feet AMSL
> 84-12'-30" West_33-51' North
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mellard, David" <dam7 at CDC.GOV>
> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 8:17 AM
> Subject: A. triphyllum