Re: [Aroid-l] Helicodiceros fruit

From: "C. J. Addington" <cjaddington at comcast.net> on 2007.05.24 at 23:45:51(15711) Hello Peter! Oddly enough, my most successful Helicodiceros are the ones that I pay the least attention to. The ones that I slave over hardly ever do very well, but the ones in the ground seem to thrive. I plant offset corms in my native heavy clay soil amended with a little woody potting soil. I find the best plants are the ones planted on the South sides of tree trunks - lots of winter sun, then shade in the spring and early summer. They get drenched in our winter rainy season, then get normal garden water with a sprinkler about weekly after that. I try to let them go a bit dry during the summer dormancy period, but otherwise I don't fret over them too much. +More I live just outside of Sacramento, California ( zone 9a ) and it appears that my zone is very similar to the Balearic Islands where these guys originate. I planted a bunch of babies all over the garden, and have been shocked by how well they naturalized! I may regret planting so many . . . Hope that helps - have a great day! Cheers, CJ On 05/23/2007 13:21, "Baumfarn Webmaster" wrote: > Hi C.J., > wonderfull pictures. > How is the cultivation environment, especially for those which bloomed? > Soiltype, light (full-sun, partial sun, shade) and watering? > > thanks > Peter > > C. J. Addington wrote: > >> Hello Aroiders! >> Due to a hectic academic life lately, I have mostly been a silent lurker >> on this board - reading a lot but adding little. But I have had a cool event >> happen in my yard that I thought I would share . . . >> The last few years I have been planting Helicodiceros offsets in various >> parts of my California garden, and they have slowly started blooming in >> early May.This year I had one of my blooms get pollinated naturally - no >> scalpel, no paintbrush, no frozen pollen - and set a nice cluster of fruits >> all on its own. I have never seen a Helicodiceros fruit cluster before, and >> figured that few people have either, so here it is! >> If you click on this Flickr photo link, you can see the fruit cluster: >> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/california_aroids/sets/72157600242205488/ >> >> I am working on getting more of my photos online as well - I had some >> nice Arum, Dracunculus and Biarum blooms this spring. >> >> Have a great week All! >> >> Cheers, C.J. Addington >> >> >> > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- > treeferns & aroids: http://www.baumfarn.at/treefern (http://www.baumfarn.at) > --------------------------------------------------- > Amorphophallus network: http://www.amorphophallus.baumfarn.at/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Aroid-l mailing list > Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com > http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l _______________________________________________ Aroid-l mailing list Aroid-l@gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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