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Kelly.Schofield at duke.edu
Mon Mar 29 17:17:25 CEST 2004
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From: "Dr. Kelly A. Schofield" <Kelly.Schofield at DUKE.EDU>
Organization: Youth Quest Inc.
Subject: Introduction and first question
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Hello everybody,
I am happy to be joining you in the pursuit of Arisaema excellence. ==
My name is Kelly Schofield and I am quite honestly, just a beginner in =
the world of Aroids. I currently have only about 7 sp. of Arisaema. I =
also have about 4 Amorphophallus, 4 Colocasia, 1 Arum, 1 Typhonium and =
am working towards getting some Pinellia. I live in the hot humidity of ==
North Carolina and have to deal with the heat with all my plants.
My first queries are as follows: I have recently acquired a =
Arisaema griffithii var. pradhani. I purchased this specimen based =
somewhat upon Tony Avent's list of hardy plants, and it was one listed =
as hardy in my 7a zone. However, since purchasing it, and discussing it ==
with others, it has come to my attention that this plant does not =
survive the heat of the North Carolina summer very well and likely needs ==
cooler night temperatures. I would like to know if any of you have =
ideas about how to keep this plant cool without potting it and bringing =
it in every single night to the cooler house. I am curious if any of =
you know if it needs a cooler tuber (soil temperature), or if the =
foliage is what does not tolerate the heat. Secondarily, are there any =
others on "the list" of hardy plants that will tolerate the cold, but =
not the heat of North Carolina, so that I can be aware before I purchase ==
another non-heat tolerant specimen ignorantly.
I also hope there are some of you from the humid south who could =
also give me some pointers on what media you use for in ground Arisaema =
(and any of my other Aroids). I have typically used highly supplemented ==
native soil, with enormous amounts of organic material added for my =
Amorphophallus and Arisaema that have already overwintered and flowered =
for me. Does anybody have better suggestions for this hot, humid =
southern climate?
Thanks in advance and I look forward to learning from you all, and =
hopefully contributing somewhat to others.
Kelly Schofield
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hello everybody,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I am happy to be ==
joining you in
the pursuit of Arisaema excellence. My name is Kelly Schofield and ==
I am
quite honestly, just a beginner in the world of Aroids. I =
currently have
only about 7 sp. of Arisaema. I also have about 4 Amorphophallus, =
4
Colocasia, 1 Arum, 1 Typhonium and am working towards getting some
Pinellia. I live in the hot humidity of North Carolina and have to ==
deal
with the heat with all my plants. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> My first queries =are =
as
follows: I have recently acquired a Arisaema griffithii var.
pradhani. I purchased this specimen based somewhat upon Tony =
Avent's list
of hardy plants, and it was one listed as hardy in my 7a zone. =
However,
since purchasing it, and discussing it with others, it has come to my =
attention
that this plant does not survive the heat of the North Carolina summer =
very well
and likely needs cooler night temperatures. I would like to know =
if any of
you have ideas about how to keep this plant cool without potting it and =
bringing
it in every single night to the cooler house. I am curious if any =
of you
know if it needs a cooler tuber (soil temperature), or if the foliage is ==
what does not tolerate the heat. Secondarily, are there any =
others on
"the list" of hardy plants that will tolerate the cold, but not the heat ==
of
North Carolina, so that I can be aware before I purchase another =
non-heat
tolerant specimen ignorantly. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> I also hope there==
are some of
you from the humid south who could also give me some pointers =
on what
media you use for in ground Arisaema (and any of my other Aroids). ==
I have
typically used highly supplemented native soil, with enormous amounts of ==
organic material added for my Amorphophallus and Arisaema that have ==
already
overwintered and flowered for me. Does anybody have better =
suggestions for
this hot, humid southern climate?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2> Thanks in advance==
and I look
forward to learning from you all, and hopefully contributing somewhat to ==
others.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial
size=2> &n=bs=
p;  ==
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nbsp;Kelly
Schofield </FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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