Tubers rotten/Arisaema griffithii

[Tony Avent]

Bonaventure:

We have found the key with A. griffithii and related species is to store
them in dry peat in plastic-lined open top cardboard boxes, stored in an
area that stays just above freezing.  If there is any damage to the
growing tip in shipment, they will rot.  We have had these flower well
in the ground, but only provided they are planted where the soil stays
dry once they have gone dormant.  In pots, they will sprout and flower
in a small container, but they will not last long.  If you want to keep
it in a container, I would not recommend anything less than a 3qt pot,
with a well-draining soilless mix. I hope this helps.

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
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Bonaventure Magrys wrote:
> Anyone have luck growing this species after receiving a mature dormant
> tuber? I have given up after my fourth purchase. Stored dry, cool or
> at room temperature, they go soft.If they survive dormancy, after
> being potted or planted the slightest bit of moisture makes them rot.
>
> Bonaventure Magrys
> New Jersey, where it was 10F 2 nights ago.
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