Solved planting depth for A. henryi--thanks!

From: "Celeste Whitlow" politicalamazon at charter.net> on 2002.03.10 at 00:50:21(8266) Just to let everyone know, I was able to find documentation on planting depth for the A. henryi. Has anyone on this list successfully grown this species? Any tips? --Celeste

From: "Michael Pascall" mickpascall at hotmail.com> on 2002.03.10 at 05:25:57(8267) This sp. is a very slow germinator . I have got seed 2 years running now from plants grown from seed ex. Wilbert in '96 . Seed was collected late Dec in 2000 , sown mid Jan '01 , and no sign of sprouts until Sept. This year I left most fruit on the plant , just to see how long it would last . It held on for over 6 weeks ! Amd many berries were still firm when the stem collapsed . These seeds have been sown and I have yet to se any sprout . Michael Pascall, WHYANBEEL ARBORETUM,F.N.Q,AUSTRALIA +More _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com

From: Paul Tyerman ptyerman at ozemail.com.au> on 2002.03.10 at 07:00:58(8269) >This sp. is a very slow germinator . I have got seed 2 years running now >from plants grown from seed ex. Wilbert in '96 . Seed was collected late Dec >in 2000 , sown mid Jan '01 , and no sign of sprouts until Sept. >This year I left most fruit on the plant , just to see how long it would >last . It held on for over 6 weeks ! I can vouch for this as well!! Michael sent me some of the seed from his A. henryi early last year, planted in around March I think...... didn't germinate until Sept-October (Got 3 from 6). Have their third leaves now and I am still unsure whether to repot them or not. Don't want to disturb them . So..... Perseverence!! Cheers. Paul Tyerman +More Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9 mailto:ptyerman@ozemail.com.au Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Cyclamen, Crocus, Cyrtanthus, Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about anything else that doesn't move!!!!!

From: "George R Stilwell, Jr." grsjr at juno.com> on 2002.03.10 at 16:39:47(8271) Michael, Quite a few Arisaema sprout roots and do not develop shoots until the following season. +More Perhaps A. henryi is intermediate between these groups. That would account for the seemingly very long germination time. Try germinating a few seed in a plastic bag on a damp paper towel scrap, the Deno method. I bet you observe the root radicle in a relatively short time. And when planted, it will probably take a long time for the shoot to appear. Ray GRSJr@worldnet.att.net ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.

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