Aroids in the garden

From: "E. George Oeser" <george at oeser.net> on 1998.06.23 at 03:54:19(2352) I ordered several plants today for a new area of my garden. Many of the plants will be aroids including Amorphophallus konjac, several Arisaemas, Pinellias, and a Alocasia macrorhizos. The area is fairly shady, tends to stay pretty moist, and is between to buildings. I live in zone 6b, but with the microclimate created by the 2 houses, and the fact that we are on a paeninsula in the middle of a fairly large lake I doubt that these plants will see temps near the -5 degrees Farenhite listed as the minimum for this area. My main concern is the fact that I will be putting these plants in the ground so late in the year, I am not too worried about the Amorphophallus, Arisaemas, or Pinellias, but I do worry a bit about the Alocasia. Should I keep it potted and winter it over inside before planting or would I have better luck putting it into the groud? The plant is supposed to be a good size already, and I think I could have it pretty well established before the first frost, but I am really stretching the limits of the hardiness of this plant as it is, what does everyone else think I should do? E. George Oeser +More ____________________________________________________________________________ _______ Visit my online photo gallery! http://www.oeser.net/george.htm The Oeser Family Network http://www.oeser.net

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