Re: Arum italicum as an invasive weed? ID and advice needed.

From: "Plantsman" plantsman at prodigy.net> on 2001.03.26 at 16:34:58(6083) That is definitely A. italicum var. 'pictum'. I should be so lucky to have it spread out! For what they cost, I'd like to have more! I've had a bed of about fifty plants out for three years and they've not expanded outward any that I can tell. Mine seem to be rather shallow rooted and their tubers grows over on their side. It must be that Pacific Northwest climate and good rich dirt that is doing it. Here in NE TN we have long cool autumns that causes quite a bit of growth, fairly cold winters that stops them and then wet springs with wildly swinging temps until the long, hot and dry summer hits that's sends them into dormancy. Somewhat similar to their native habitat from what I understand. Maybe she should consider raising them to sell, just buy a long nursery spade to get way down deep! David Sizemore +More Kingsport, TN (zone 6a where it's supposed to be 18?F tonight) plantsman@prodigy.net ----- Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list AROID-L" Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 10:33 AM Subject: Arum italicum as an invasive weed? ID and advice needed. : Hi all, : : I received email from a gardener in Oregon who had read my article on : Arum italicum and wrote saying that it had become a weed on her farm, : invading the garden and herb beds. Since my one clump has not : expanded all that much in years and doesn't set seed regularly, I : replied wondering whether she could have another plant - and sent : links to various Arum images on the web.

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