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From: "George R. Stilwell, Jr." <GRSJr at WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Subject: Re: A. triphyllum and environmental tolerances
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Mary,

Haven't noticed that. When the stems folded on the Kaichen plants here
there was no tuber left, just mush, if that and there was no seedhead.

I have had to rescue seedheads on the late setting species like
Sikokianum and candidissimum, but that was to prevent frost damage.

Ray

At 09:23 PM 1/29/2003 +0000, you wrote:
>Ray,
>  Do you not find that the stems of a number of the taller species go
>soft and limp, then keel over before the seed heads are properly ripe, b=ut
>that if you notice the stems going translucent  there is time to rescue =the
>tubers underneath by quick detachment and gentle cleaning up?
>
>Mary,Camberley, Surrey, UK
>
>
>At 19:16 29/01/2003 , you wrote:
>>Bonaventure,
>>
>>That exactly describes my experience with all the Kaichen plants I've
>>tried to grow. It was particularly painful to see a hugh A. consanguine=um
>>die this way. First the bloom and then sudden death.
>>
>>Ray
>>
>>At 01:24 PM 1/29/2003 -0500, you wrote:
>> >I had plants of serratum and pangii, having bloomed outdoors in our
eastern
>> >seaboard Mid-Atlantic states weather (wet spring) in a raised bed and
>> >formed robust plants, suddenly fall over in August. The cause- rot at=the
>> >stem base which proceeded to the tuber, even though they were shallow=ly
>> >planted and allowed to dry out.
>> >Bonaventure Magrys
>> >Cliffwood Beach, NJ
>> >
>