A. thumbergii v urashima

[Gene Bush]

Hello Nina,
All kinds of strange things going on with arisaema. My 3 A. hetrophyllum
near the garden gate reached their ultimate height this spring. One is just
over 5 feet, the other two well over four feet. All went almost instantly
into seed... but looks as though all three are going to abort and not a
single seed will be produced on them this year. Normally they are heavy seed
producers. My A. dracontium that I have seen reach 6 1/2 feet only reached a
bit over 4 feet this year, but looks as though they will have seed. You
would think it would be the one to respond to all the moisture.
A. thumbergii v urashima is a late riser for me here. Have never been
concerned about it coming up too early and getting nipped.
Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush at munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana

----- Original Message -----
> The same here, Gene.  To prevent early emergence (and consequent
> zapping by frost), the latest A. thumbergii v urashima was planted in
> one of the coldest areas in the yard, a "well drained" spot under
> spruce.  That was four years ago.  Until this spring, there had been
> no sign of it or of the five greenhouse-grown seedlings planted at
> the same time.   This year, spring was prolonged, cool, without frost
> and ample with wet.   Not only did the arisaema reappear and flower -
> for close to six weeks, an unusually long period of time, to boot -
> but all five of the seedlings showed up to witness the event.
> Nina Lambert, Ithaca, NY  USA