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From: Tony Avent <tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>
Subject: Re: Arisaema hardiness
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Adam:

I have not tried to pollinate the A. 'Black Jack'...just not enough
time.  My last attempt with pollination was a cross of A. fargesii x
heterophyllum that I made years ago.  I now have three flowering
plants...all perfectly intermediate, but not have produced an offset.

Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
email tony at plantdelights.com
website  http://www.plantdelights.com
phone 919 772-4794
fax  919 772-4752
"I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at least th=ree times" - Avent



Adam Fikso wrote:
> Verr-r-ry interesting!  Thanks.  Have you deliberatelhy tried to
> fertilize a female flower?
>
>
> .
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Avent" <tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM=>
> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Arisaema hardiness
>
>
>> Adam:
>>
>> I haven't checked the chromosome #, but there's something strange
>> going on.  I've never had one to set seed.
>>
>> Tony Avent
>> Plant Delights Nursery @
>> Juniper Level Botanic Garden
>> 9241 Sauls Road
>> Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
>> Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
>> Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
>> USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
>> email tony at plantdelights.com
>> website  http://www.plantdelights.com
>> phone 919 772-4794
>> fax  919 772-4752
>> "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at
>> least three times" - Avent
>>
>>
>>
>> Adam Fikso wrote:
>>> Thanks for rapid response. I won't risk digging it up to see what
>>> it's doing then.  Is it interfertile with other triphyllums do you
>>> know?. Same 2n chromosome number?
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Avent"
>>> <tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>
>>> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2007 3:35 PM
>>> Subject: Re: Arisaema hardiness
>>>
>>>
>>>> Adam:
>>>>
>>>> The Arisaema triphyllum 'Black Jack' is very late to emerge...our
>>>> plants are in full flower now, while regular A. triphyllum has long
>>>> since finished.  I used to give up every year before it sprouted.
>>>>
>>>> I'll change the A. nepenthoides, but hope I can get some feedback
>>>> as to where it will survive.  Many thanks.
>>>>
>>>> Tony Avent
>>>> Plant Delights Nursery @
>>>> Juniper Level Botanic Garden
>>>> 9241 Sauls Road
>>>> Raleigh, North Carolina  27603  USA
>>>> Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
>>>> Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
>>>> USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
>>>> email tony at plantdelights.com
>>>> website  http://www.plantdelights.com
>>>> phone 919 772-4794
>>>> fax  919 772-4752
>>>> "I consider every plant hardy until I have killed it myself...at
>>>> least three times" - Avent
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Adam Fikso wrote:
>>>>> Thank you, Tony. I was aware of the circumstances surrounding the
>>>>> list organization and intent , and heartily approve...and I can
>>>>> add a small correction.  As far as I know, having corresponded
>>>>> with MJ, the listing for Ames, IA for A.nepenthoides is  incorrect
>>>>> as it did not survive that year. See below.
>>>>>  Does Triphyllum Black Jack emerge late?  I may have killed it.
>>>>> >>
>>>
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