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[Charles S. Hunter]

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Hi: Just joined this group, as my interest in these Arisaemas has peaked in
the last few years. I live in the Atlanta, Georgia area of the southeastern
USA and the property behind my house is partially in a flood plain to a
creek, meaning that I have some low areas with moisture that doesn't really
dry out. I have recently had good luck germinating seed of consanguineum,
heterophyllum and yunnanense back there. No greenhouse, so everything has to
do its thing outside for me, but I am pleasantly surprised at the success I
have had so far outside with these seeds.



I have ordered stuff from Asiatica (including the LAST order from them just
planted this past weekend) and Chen Yi. I have the Gusman book and am amazed
at how bad the Chen Yi identification of arisaemas is. Can't beat the price
(before shipping anyway) but it is really nothing but a grab bag of
misidentified Chinese arisaemas. Maybe 10% is correctly IDd (I do have a
fargesii from Chen Yi that seems to be correctly IDd). The Chen Yi "monster
tuber" (A-70), just planted this year,  appears to be A. asperatum, a
species I am told that is not good in the southeastern USA, although it is
up big and looks great for now. Anybody in the southern US grow that one?



I have a plant that I bought as thunbergii from Asiatica that I really
question the ID on- is there a place I can post a picture and get an
opinion?



Charles Hunter

Smyrna, Georgia


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