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From: Arno Clement <al.clement at PLANET.NL>
Subject: Re: Arisaema griffithii, Van Bourgondien
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There are a couple of wholesale nursery's here in the Netherlands
http://csweijers.nl/content.php?lang=en
http://www.hoogdix.com/
Both nursery's export around the world.

http://www.jacquesamand.com/
This one is a retail "nursery" that also sells in the USA and 8 USD for A.
griffithii is not bad.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis-Xavier DELECOUR" <lxadelecour at NORDNET.FR>
To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: Arisaema griffithii, Van Bourgondien


> Is it possible to know the name of wholesale nursery which sell arisaem=a
in
> netherlands?
> Xavier
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Arno Clement" <al.clement at PLANET.NL>
> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:48 PM
> Subject: Re: Arisaema griffithii, Van Bourgondien
>
>
> >I don't know any Nursery here in Holland that grows Arisaema griffithi=i
all
> > the tubers that are sold by Dutch nursery's are imported from India.
> >
> > And 18 USD for one tuber is a high price, you can buy Arisaema
griffithii
> > tuber at wholesale price for 2.3 Euro.
> >
> > The problem with most of the Arisaema's from India is that they are
> > shipped
> > the wrong way. They don't like to be dry during the dormant period. A
few
> > years ago I did import 100 tubers of A. griffithii, 100 A. utile, 100=A.
> > nepenthoides, 100 A. costatum, 100 A. galeatum, 100 A. speciosum and =100
> > A.
> > concinnum directly form India. The tubers were not all for me but it =was
a
> > combined order of 5 Dutch Arisaema Enthusiasts. With some of the spec=ies
I
> > had some bad results, and most of us had the same results.
> > I had 30 tubers of each species and in the first year I lost 12 A.
> > griffithii 10 A. utile 8 A. nepenthoids 1 A. costaum 28 A. galeatum 1=0
A.
> > speciosum and 2 A. concinnum. This is most likely do to the bad shipp=ing
> > of the tubers, I received them stored dry, and after the first year I
> > stored them all in damp peat moss during the dormant period. (I grow =my
> > Arisaema's in pots).
> > And the second growing season I lost only 1 A. griffithii and 2 A.
> > speciosum. And last year I only lost 1 A. speciosum.
> >
> > If you want to tray A. griffithii don't order just one tuber but buy
large
> > amounts you will certainly loss 40 % of them in the first year.
> >
> > I grow my A. griffithii in plastic pots and I grow them very wet, and
they
> > like it that way
> >
> > With best wishes,
> > Arno Clement
> > The Netherlands
> > zone 8
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Bonaventure Magrys" <bonaventure at OPTONLINE.NET>
> > To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
> > Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 7:48 PM
> > Subject: Arisaema griffithii, again
> >
> >
> >> Looks like Van Bourgondien (www.dutchbulbs.com) is offering Arisaema
> > griffithii, 1 for $17.99, 2 for $34.98, 3 for $50.97.
> >>
> >> My question for them is, have the grown them through a full year
> > successfully, including a full dormancy cycle, or are these imported
> > directly from India? What can we expect of you? Eager Arisaema-L memb=ers
> > want to know.
> >>
> >> Bonaventure Magrys
> >> Cliffwood Beach, NJ USA
> >>
> >> Please respond to ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL or
bonaventure at optonline.net
> >>
>