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From: Mary Lamb <marylamb at MSN.COM>
Subject: gelatinous exudate?

This has been a good year for Arisaemas. I have limited space, etc. so
everything that comes up seems like a gift. The triphyllums bloomed early=,
the taiwanense came up as expected, the concinnum sent up two jacks and a
couple of other promising-looking leaves, and there was finally a small
bloom on one of the A. candidissimums (which I had to protect from the
plumbers replacing the side sewer, but that is another story). The A.
sikokianum, one of my favorites, showed some odd behavior, and I didn't f=ind
anything in the Gusman book that addressed it. The sort of brownish cone
that shows up before the leaves and inflorescense appeared, but then noth=ing
more happened for weeks. It was getting to the point that I would have
called "bud blast" had it been a daffodil. The brownish cone eventually
opened a little, but the leaves, etc. did not look normal and were beginn=ing
to be kind of slimy. At this point I was diverted by the need to deal wit=h
the plumbers replacing the sewer line, but when they were gone, I dug up =the
A. sikokianum tuber (which seemed to be firm and generally OK, and I cut =off
the slimy part that emerged from the tuber. After a few minutes, there
appeared what I can only describe as a "gelatinous exudate" appearing on
what I think might have been the stem or stalk or whatever, had I not cut=it
off.

Can anybody tell me what this is? or why it appears? I understand that A.
sikokianum is not very long-lasting, and I am not taking this as evidence=of
brown thumb on my part or anything, but I would like to know what it mean=s.

Mary Lamb
Seattle WA