[Arisaema-l] A. griffithii culture

[Tim Chapman]

I am coming into the conversation late but I had read that several of the Indian Himalayan species do best when they are not allowed to dry out completely over winter.  These are the most commonly available types due to the wholesale Indian nurseries, but apparently a bit more difficult to grow if given very dry winter conditions.  

Tim Chapman

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> On Jan 2, 2014, at 11:00 AM, DAVID LEEDY <djleedy at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> 
> I just noticed that A. griffithii is offered at $9 (a 50% discount) until January 6th by Michigan Bulb Company.  So here goes another $9!!!
> 
> David J. Leedy
> 3151 Cortez Drive
> Fort Worth, TX  76116
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> Telephone:  (817) 560-2997
> Email:  djleedy at sbcglobal.net
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> USDA Hardiness Zone 8 (Avg. Annual Min. Temp. of 10 to 20˚ F. or -12 to -7˚ C.)
> AHS Heat Zone 9 (temperature above 86˚ F. or 30˚ C. 100 to 150 days/year)
> Mean Elevation is 670 ft. or 204 meters above sea level.
> Average annual precipitation is 34.73 inches or 0.882 meters. 
> 
> From: Kevin Luff <kevinluff5092 at hotmail.com>
> To: Arisaema Enthusiast Group (AEG) Discussion List (and other hardy Aroids <arisaema-l at science.uu.nl> 
> Sent: Wednesday, January 1, 2014 2:03 PM
> Subject: Re: [Arisaema-l] A. griffithii culture
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> Hi we have the best climate in the world down here in NZ we get everything sun rain wind so what could be better
> 
> From: donfenton at hotmail.com
> To: arisaema-l at science.uu.nl
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 19:27:51 +1030
> Subject: Re: [Arisaema-l] A. griffithii culture
> 
>                                                      Hello all!
>                                                                     Sunny New Zealand? I was not aware that you got sun so far south in the Antarctic ocean!!!!!
>    All the best,
> Don.
>  
> Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2014 09:09:09 +1300
> From: kevinluff5092 at hotmail.com
> To: arisaema-l at science.uu.nl
> Subject: Re: [Arisaema-l] A. griffithii culture
> 
> Yes the plants have been grown in pots and in the garden in wet part of nz and this form has done really well. They have not been dried out in winter just left in ground. Have done well for over 15 year's in garden. The plant was collected in a very remote part of India near the Burmese border. I've posted another photo for your comment. The importers had kept plants for many years to themselves before releasing them. They lived in a area climate wise is very simular to where I live but are much wetter especially in winter.I was wondering if its a habitat form that is more amenable to culture. Our summer day temperature are 20 to 25degrees Celsius on average and nights are 12-16 degrees Celsius on average. I will be trying to get seed and if successful Will send to society seedbank. Cheers Kevin from sunny New Zealand. 
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Mellard, David (ATSDR/DCHI/EB)" <dam7 at cdc.gov> 
> Date: 01/01/2014 8:05 AM (GMT+12:00) 
> To: "'Arisaema Enthusiast Group (AEG) Discussion List (and other hardy	Aroids'" <arisaema-l at science.uu.nl> 
> Subject: Re: [Arisaema-l] A. griffithii culture 
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> 
> >I posted some photos of a arisaema which one person has replied saying it might be griffithii and this clone does really well in our very mild wet winters. Low temperatures below 0 degrees C are rare here. Night temperature between 5 and 10 degrees Celsius are the normal in winter here
>  
> Please tell us more…..outdoors during the winter?  In pots?  In the ground?   You’re a Kiwi?  Well, that explains it.  I consider my Kiwi friends to be the luckiest people in the world and most can make a dead stick grow.  Your temperatures sound similar to Atlanta, although we get a little colder (20 F) but the ground doesn’t freeze much below a few inches.  >From the little I know of griffithii, it grows in the Himalayas, so I imagine it has a cold, dry winter and probably doesn’t like hot summers.
>  
> David
> Atlanta
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