Re: [Aroid-l] Dracontium blooming-Snake-like petiole

From: "plantguy at zoominternet.net" <plantguy at zoominternet.net> on 2010.03.28 at 16:39:56(20783) Dear Julius, Thanks for the compliment....I feel very fortunate indeed!! I'd love to have a GH someday where I would have more luck, but during the 7-8 months of the year they have to be inside they are in my bathroom window on a heat mat so they are warm and get some humidity every morning because of the shower running.....perhaps this is why I have had some success? D. polyphyllum and D. prancei both came from a grower in Australia 5 years ago.....it was a bit of an expensive venture with the phyto fees and shipping, but I am so pleased I have been able to keep them in good health. I also have a couple of other species, D. amazoense and perhaps 3-4 no ID plants I have been fortunate to get from friends :o) Thanks for the wonderful information on the use of the term Jergon by the way as I did not realize this was the connection!! Good growing all, Dan +More Gibsonia, PA Original Message: ----------------- From: ju-bo@msn.com Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2010 13:01:47 +0000 To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Subject: [Aroid-l] Dracontium blooming-Snake-like petiole Dear Dan, NICE bloom, congrats! Not easy to get these to bloom or even to grow under the conditions you describe! Where did you get your original plant of this?? Julius From: plantguy@zoominternet.net To: aroid-l@gizmoworks.com Date: Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:09:43 -0400 Subject: [Aroid-l] Dracontium polyphyllum blooming Hi All, I jut wanted to share my enthusiasm that after 5 years I have finally got one of my Dracontium polyphyllum blooming for the first time. I'm not convinced they like the window seat they get in my bathroom or dining room for the winter, but they muddle through and finally rewarded me. This genus rarely gets discussed here, but it is my favorite amongst the tuberous aroids so what the heck :o) I have no idea if pics can be directly imbedded, so if that did not work I have attached the link below. Spring is roaring in here in zone 6 so hopefully in 2 more months that tender stuff like the Dracontium can go outside for the summer!! Dan Gibsonia, PA http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b124/TreasuredBotanicals/Dracontium/?actio n=view¤t=Dracontiumpolyphyllum2010-1PB2.jpg -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web LIVE – Free email based on Microsoft® Exchange technology - http://link.mail2web.com/LIVE _______________________________________________ Aroid-L mailing list Aroid-L@www.gizmoworks.com http://www.gizmoworks.com/mailman/listinfo/aroid-l

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