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From: Tony Avent <tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>
Subject: Re: Arisaema fargesii x heterophyllum
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Adam:

The leaves are perfectly intermediate and the inflorescence has the form
of A. heterophyllum, and the height and coloration of A. fargesii.  The
three seedlings vary by 4 weeks in emergence dates.

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:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Tony Avent" <tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM
> <mailto:tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>>
> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL <mailto:ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL>>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 6:10 AM
> Subject: Re: Arisaema hardiness
>
> > 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.
>
>  How do they look?  Horticultural improvements?
>
> It is characteristic of the F1 generation that progeny will be
> intermediate in most respects., size, coloration altough coloration
> can be puzzling because one does not know the genetic determinants,
> and "intermediate" between say, purple and yellow may be purple.
> etc.  Segregation, variation, mixing and combining of different plant
> characteristics  occur in the F2 and subsequent generations.
>
>
>
>
> > 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 <mailto: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:
> >> Verr-r-ry interesting!  Thanks.  Have you deliberatelhy tried to
> >> fertilize a female flower?
> >>
> >>
> >> .
> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tony Avent"
> <tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM <mailto:tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>>
> >> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto:tony at PLANTDELIGHTS.COM>>
> >>>> To: <ARISAEMA-L at NIC.SURFNET.NL <mailto: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 lo=ng
> >>>>> 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 <mailto: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 th=e
> >>>>>> 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  incorre=ct
> >>>>>> as it did not survive that year. See below.
> >>>>>>  Does Triphyllum Black Jack emerge late?  I may have killed it.
> >>>>>> >>
> >>>>
> >>