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From: "Jim McClements, Dover, DE z6" <JimMcClem at AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: New Arisaema
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In a message dated 6/12/07 10:32:25 AM, myorchid at COMCAST.NET writes:

> recently added an A. speciosum ('Himalayan Giant' ) to my garden. It= 
> arrived in good condition. The plant has already flowered and seeds are=fo=
rming. I 
> planted it immediately. The soil, which is a blend of peat, sand and or=gan=
ic 
> material, drains quickly. When it arrived the 3 leaves were curled into=a 
> tube shape. I expected the leaves to=A0 continue to open and the plan=t to =
gain 
> strength throughout the remainder of the summer. Instead, the plant see=ms =
to be 
> going dormant. The stem is soft and starting to fall over. I dug down a=nd 
> checked the tuber. It is firm and feels healthy. Is my assessment that =the=
plant 
> is going dormant sound valid? Any suggestions that will help the plant =to =
a 
> better next spring?
> 

I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but my experience is that when th=at 
happens, the prognosis is grave! Check the tuber again in a month and it'=s 
likely to have softened a bit.

I've no idea why this happens, but have wondered about the possibility of= 
some non-visible damage to the tuber in the shipping process that still a=llo=
ws 
for the first year's growth to occur but then proves fatal. Unfortunately=, 
that's been what's happened to at least 50% of my acquisitions from certa=in 
sources.

Jim

Jim McClements
50 S. Prestwick Ct.
Dover, Delaware 19904, USA
Zone 7a
302-734-2836

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In a message dated 6/12/07 10:32:25 AM, myorchid at COMCAST.NET writes: 
 
 
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MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px" TYPE="CITE">recently add=ed an A. =
speciosum ('Himalayan Giant' ) to my garden. It arrived in good condition=. T=
he plant has already flowered and seeds are forming. I planted it immedia=tel=
y. The soil, which is a blend of peat, sand and organic material, drains =qui=
ckly. When it arrived the 3 leaves were curled into a tube shape. I expec=ted=
the leaves to=A0 continue to open and the plant to gain strength throu=ghout=
the remainder of the summer. Instead, the plant seems to be going dorman=t. =
The stem is soft and starting to fall over. I dug down and checked the tu=ber=
. It is firm and feels healthy. Is my assessment that the plant is going =dor=
mant sound valid? Any suggestions that will help the plant to a better ne=xt =
spring? 
</BLOCKQUOTE> 
 
I hate to be the bearer of bad tidings, but my experience is that when th=at =
happens, the prognosis is grave! Check the tuber again in a month and it'=s l=
ikely to have softened a bit. 
 
I've no idea why this happens, but have wondered about the possibility of=so=
me non-visible damage to the tuber in the shipping process that still all=ows=
for the first year's growth to occur but then proves fatal. Unfortunatel=y, =
that's been what's happened to at least 50% of my acquisitions from certa=in =
sources. 
 
Jim 
 
 
 
Jim McClements 
50 S. Prestwick Ct. 
Dover, Delaware 19904, USA 
Zone 7a 
302-734-2836 
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free at http://www.aol.com.</HTML>
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