[Arisaema-l] A. griffithii culture

[Paul H Schneider]

David, hate to jump in late like this but Michigan Bulb Co. has one of the
worst reputations of any mail order company in the US. Google them & read
the reviews..terrible!!


On Thu, 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*
>
> *Telephone:  (817) 560-2997 <%28817%29%20560-2997>*
> *Email:  djleedy at sbcglobal.net <djleedy at sbcglobal.net>*
>
> *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
>
>  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.
>
>
> Sent from my phone on the smartphonetwork.
>
>
>
> -------- 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
>
>
>  >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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