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Russell Coker wrote:
Is it common for tubers to sit out a growing season?

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My most notable example was a jacquemontii that remained dormant for
12 years after being overrun by bamboo and ferns.  When I hired a
backhoe to remove the bamboo, the arisaema popped up and bloomed.  It
had been so long since I had seen it that I had forgotten about it,
so had to check on an old garden map to find out what it was.



Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers