Re: Amorphophallus konjac

From: Tom and Ann Kline TomAnnKline at worldnet.att.net> on 2001.08.01 at 20:58:30(7209) In Falls Church I have had a tuber in the ground since 1992 which survived our big freeze in Jan '94 with -10 F. This was a blooming tuber which I had put in the ground because it was too big for me to carry in and out each year. This tuber had a leaf that had a five foot diameter which has reduced to two over the years. I had tubers in four other places from the same period, which had multiplied so slowly that I had maybe four or five leaves in each place vice the single original, nothing more, but last winter proved too much for two of the clumps and now I have only one good sized clump with seven leaves which came up as Marge said in late June. It certainly isn't invasive in this climate. Besides even if it was invasive/ it isn't too much work to pull out/cut down/ dig out any tuber that is unwanted. Ann Kline Zone 7 A Virginia +More Marge Talt wrote: > IMHO, it would be climate dependent. In my cold part of USDA z. 7, > my one tuber (which has never bloomed) has survived in the ground for > about 4 or maybe 5 years. I noticed last year that there are now 3 > stems coming up...not exactly rampant growth, let alone "invasive". > It emerges so late that each year I'm certain I've lost it. > > Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland > mtalt@clark.net > Editor: Gardening in Shade > ----------------------------------------------- > Current Article: Invasive! ... ? > http://www.suite101.com/welcome.cfm/shade_gardening > ------------------------------------------------ > Complete Index of Articles by Category and Date > http://mtalt.hort.net/article-index.html > ------------------------------------------------ > All Suite101.com garden topics : > http://www.suite101.com/topics.cfm/635 > > ---------- > > From: Paul Tyerman > > Does anyone know if this multiplication applies in its ground > growth as > > well? I planted out one (well we think it is one ...... bought as > Amorph > > abyssinicus but we figure most likely a konjac clone slightly > different > > from others I have) into my garden this season. The main tuber has > tripled > > this year (and hopefully will tripple again next season and then > flower) > > but I didn't even attempt to find offsets. I assume there were > some, but > > in th ground the chances of finding would be pretty small. > > > > Hopefully someone out there has experiences they can share. Sounds > wierd > > to be asking whether an Amorphophallus is invasive, but I certainly > think a > > worthwhile question to get answered. > > > > Cheers. > > > > Paul Tyerman > > Canberra, Australia. USDA equivalent - Zone 8/9 > > mailto:ptyerman@ozemail.com.au > > > > Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Crocus, > Cyrtanthus, > > Liliums, Hellebores, Aroids, Irises plus just about anything else > that > > doesn't move!!!!!

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