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Subject: Re: New Member
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Adam--please contact me off-line.
Steve Herje Lone Rock, WI
loneroc at mwt.net
----- Original Message -----
From: Adam Fikso
To: ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 11:35 AM
Subject: Re: New Member
Reiner--Welcome to the group. Adam Fikso in the Chicago area, USDA =
5a.
I have a few herbaceous peonies (planted last year) , and a few older ==
20-year-old reliable tree peonies .
----- Original Message -----
From: Reiner Jakubowski
To: ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2007 10:15 AM
Subject: New Member
I recently joined AEG, and as is the custom, a short introduction =
has been suggested.
I have only been growing Arisaema from seed since winter 2004, =
except for the native (where I live) A. triphyllum. Thus most are as yet ==
seedlings, having never bloomed, and having for the most part spent =
their lives in pots being overwintered indoors in cold storage. All seed ==
has come from the Ontario Rock Garden Society Seedex except for two =
which arrived as small tubers from Rob Illingworth.
I garden in my yard in a residential subdivision, thus there is not =
endless room, especially since my primary interest are the cultivated =
varieties of peonies which I hybridize and which take up much of the =
available space. However, as gardens mature shady areas unsuitable for =
peony culture are created (unless you keep your axe sharp). Arisaema are ==
what I chose to predominate those areas, and for several reasons they're ==
an ideal choice. In my mind they are almost polar opposites to the =
peonies. Simple quiet subdued beauty compared to brazen flamboyant =
blooms visible for miles around; easy germination of seeds (at least all ==
I've tried so far) compared to the double dormancy requirements for =
peony seeds, and best of all only about 3 years to a bloom (my potted =
consanguineum, started from seed in winter 2004, will bloom this year), =
compared to 5 years on average for most peonies grown from seed.
Obviously I don't have much to say about Arisaema, so will conclude =
with a bit more about myself. I'm past president of the Canadian Peony =
Society, currently a director of the American Peony Society, and I serve ==
as ICRA Registrar for peonies. I look forward to participating in this =
group. It will be like a vacation compared to the groups I'm used to.
I'm somewhere close to USDA Zone 5, but a 6 in the Canadian (2000) =
system which is heavily influenced by what woody plants you can grow, =
and less by arbitrary temperature ranges. In our zone 6 things like =
Japanese Maple and Redbud (Cercis canadensis) reliably overwinter, but =
I've also got an Eastern Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida) which =
survives, but flowers only sparsely. It is an indicator of Canadian zone ==
6b. Another borderline shrub I grow is Hydrangea sargentiana, a =
wonderful thing but rarely found in cultivation.
Reiner Jakubowski
Waterloo, Ontario
Canada
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Adam--please contact me off-line.&nb=sp; =
</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Steve Herje Lone Rock, =
WI </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>loneroc at mwt.net </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=adam14113 at AMERITECH.NET =
href="mailto:adam14113 at AMERITECH.NET">Adam
Fikso</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
=
href="mailto:ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL">ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL</A>==
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 10, 2007 ==
11:35
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: New Member</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Reiner--Welcome to the group. Adam Fikso in the Chicago =
area, USDA
5a.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> I have a few herbaceous peonies (planted last year) , and a ==
few
older 20-year-old reliable tree peonies .</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=reiner at KW.IGS.NET =
href="mailto:reiner at KW.IGS.NET">Reiner
Jakubowski</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A =
title=ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL
=
href="mailto:ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL">ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL</A>==
</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, April 10, 200=7 =
10:15
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> New Member</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>I recently joined AEG, and as =is =
the custom,
a short introduction has been suggested.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>I have </FONT><FONT =
face=Century size=2>only
been growing Arisaema from seed since winter 2004, except for the =
native
(where I live) A. triphyllum. Thus most are as yet seedlings, =
having
never bloomed, and having for the most part spent their lives in =
pots being
overwintered indoors in cold storage. All seed has come from the =
Ontario
Rock Garden Society Seedex except for two which arrived as small =
tubers from
Rob Illingworth.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>I garden in my yard in a =
residential
subdivision, thus there is not endless room, especially since my =
primary
interest are the cultivated varieties of peonies which I hybridize =
and which
take up much of the available space. However, as gardens mature =
shady areas
unsuitable for peony culture are created (unless you keep your axe =
sharp).
Arisaema are what I chose to predominate those areas, and for =
several
reasons they're an ideal choice. In my mind they are almost polar =
opposites
to the peonies. Simple quiet subdued beauty compared to brazen =
flamboyant
blooms visible for miles around; easy germination of seeds (at =
least
all I've tried so far) compared to the double dormancy =
requirements for
peony seeds, and best of all only about 3 years to a bloom (my =
potted
consanguineum, started from seed in winter 2004, will bloom this =
year),
compared to 5 years on average for most peonies grown from
seed.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>Obviously I don't have much to==
say about
Arisaema, so will conclude with a bit more about myself. I'm past =
president
of the Canadian Peony Society, currently a director of the American =
Peony
Society, and I serve as ICRA Registrar for peonies. I look forward =
to
participating in this group. It will be like a vacation compared to =
the
groups I'm used to.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>I'm somewhere close to USDA Zo=ne =
5, but a 6
in the Canadian (2000) system which is heavily influenced by what =
woody
plants you can grow, and less by arbitrary temperature ranges. In =
our zone 6
things like Japanese Maple and Redbud (Cercis canadensis) reliably=
overwinter, but I've also got an Eastern Flowering Dogwood (Cornus =
florida)
which survives, but flowers only sparsely. It is an indicator of =
Canadian
zone 6b. Another borderline shrub I grow is Hydrangea sargentiana, a ==
wonderful thing but rarely found in cultivation.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>Reiner Jakubowski</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>Waterloo, Ontario</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Century size=2>Canada</FONT></DIV>
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