dracunculus vulgaris

From: FLYGLASAIR at aol.com on 2001.02.27 at 05:18:01(5998) Can dracunculus be grown in the heat and humidity of south Fla. zone 10 . If anyone down here has one what conditions are you growing it in. Jim Reed FLYGLASAIR@aol.com

From: "Julius Boos" ju-bo at email.msn.com> on 2001.02.27 at 13:49:05(5999) -----Original Message-----From: FLYGLASAIR@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2001 12:30 AMSubject: dracunculus vulgarisI don`t grow Dracunclus, but I was gived a pea-sized bulbil of wild-collected Helicodiceros, a related Aroid from the same region, and with little hope of it`s survival I potted it up. It has THRIVED for me during the cooler months for the last two years, and when it goes dormant in late spring-early summer I just put it in its pot in a dry area of my Florida room, and it stays alive till the cool 'winter', emerging in around mid-Jan. when watered and put out on the bench. It has not bloomed as yet, but the beautiful, twisted and divided leaves are worth the wait. Hope this helps. Julius +More WPB, Florida. >>Can dracunculus be grown in the heat and humidity of south Fla. zone 10 . If anyone down here has one what conditions are you growing it in. Jim Reed FLYGLASAIR@aol.com

From: Durightmm at aol.com on 2001.02.27 at 21:20:13(6000) I have tried this species several times in Ft. Myers with no success as also applies to ZANDEDICHIA Although some grow a few species for awhile. Seems that after 2 years they perish. Joe

From: mburack at mindspring.com on 2001.02.28 at 17:23:24(6003) Real easy way to solve this problem.....when the plant goes dormant.......put it in your refrigerator for about 3-4 months.... Under those circumstances it will be fine..... the reason for the person in florida who responded and said that they usually perish after about 2 years is because of the cold dormancy not being respected. Many plants (aroids and others) that are temperate and require a cold dormant period, are easily tricked by the winter refrigeration.. It really does work. +More aroid-l@mobot.org wrote: > Can dracunculus be grown in the heat and humidity of south Fla. zone 10 . If > anyone down here has one what conditions are you growing it in. Jim Reed > FLYGLASAIR@aol.com

From: FLYGLASAIR at aol.com on 2001.03.01 at 03:56:40(6006) should the bulb be put in an air tight bag to prevent it from dehydrating in the frig. Jim Reed flyglasair@aol.com +More

From: mburack at mindspring.com on 2001.03.01 at 17:02:17(6010) Dear Jim, I have found that "tuberous" plants dont need to be in an airtight bag...as a matter of fact, I am pretty sure it would get a fairly good amount of rot going... When I have refrigerated tubers for an extended period, all I have done is basically wrapped the tuber loosely in some paper towel, put it in a brown paper bag, sort of folded the top over, and tossed it in one of the draws in the frig. As you know, refrigerators tend to be fairly humid so I am sure it prevents them from drying out. I have even done this with "tiny" tubers and they have not dried out... Hope this helps.. +More aroid-l@mobot.org wrote: > should the bulb be put in an air tight bag to prevent it from dehydrating in > the frig. > Jim Reed flyglasair@aol.com

From: "newton" newton at coiinc.com> on 2001.03.06 at 05:14:42(6015) I thought I would add to this. My Dracunculus vulgaris came from the "down under" about 3 years ago. It has refused to change seasons despite my attempts to starve, force, chill and swear at it. I will try the refrigerator route as it has just gone dormant and perhaps 2-3 months climate change might help it "convert". Tim McNinch +More Newton@coiinc.com -----Original Message----- mburack@mindspring.com Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2001 11:02 AM To: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L Subject: Re: Re: dracunculus vulgaris Dear Jim, I have found that "tuberous" plants dont need to be in an airtight bag...as a matter of fact, I am pretty sure it would get a fairly good amount of rot going... When I have refrigerated tubers for an extended period, all I have done is basically wrapped the tuber loosely in some paper towel, put it in a brown paper bag, sort of folded the top over, and tossed it in one of the draws in the frig. As you know, refrigerators tend to be fairly humid so I am sure it prevents them from drying out. I have even done this with "tiny" tubers and they have not dried out... Hope this helps.. aroid-l@mobot.org wrote: > should the bulb be put in an air tight bag to prevent it from dehydrating in > the frig. > Jim Reed flyglasair@aol.com

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