Re: [Aroid-l] Cold Tolerant Amporhs

From: <ju-bo at msn.com> on 2009.09.30 at 13:27:18 Dear Neil=2C Good to ''hear'' you on aroid-l! Yup=2C A. konjac will grow where it is COLD! =3B =3B Tom Croat grows this sp. in his garden beds OUTSIDE at his home in Mo.=2C it was in seed when I visited him for the Missouri Bot. garden Aroid conference=2C a spectacular sight=2C leaves were still ''up'' too. The petiole in the photo/jpeg LOOKS like A. konjac to me=2C but let`s wait for some other growers=2C more knowledgable than I=2C to respond. =3B This has NEVER been my genus/group! Julius >=3B Date: Tue=2C 29 Sep 2009 12:39:59 -0700 >=3B From: ncarz@charter.net >=3B To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com >=3B Subject: [Aroid-l] Cold Tolerant Amporhs >=3B >=3B Doin a yard cleanup for a client today and found this Amorphophallus growing in a compost pile. This is in Mars Hill=2C NC and is in hardiness zone 6. >=3B Thinking Amoph. paenefolius?? What do ya think? >=3B Do folks know of other Amorphs that will live in these conditions?...the cold? >=3B >=3B Neil --_2e3e0fe6-8939-460f-8543-2dac752b1185_----===============4218081385816811188==

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