RE: Typhonium hardiness

From: "Wilbert Hetterscheid" hetter at worldonline.nl> on 2002.04.15 at 19:16:45(8562) Yep, in fact the only ones that are proven "hardy (as in cold-tolerant) are giganteum and venosum and possibly diversifolium. Wilbert +More > -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- > Van: aroid-l@mobot.org [mailto:aroid-l@mobot.org]Namens James > W. Waddick > Verzonden: maandag 15 april 2002 18:40 > Aan: Multiple recipients of list AROID-L > Onderwerp: RE: Typhonium hardiness > > > >Ah, so you mean "hardy in MY conditions!" Now THAT is something > >different. I just cannot imagine a Typhonium surviving -5 or less > >(that's Celsius, dear people, C E L S I U S ).......... > > > >Wilbert > > Dear Wilbert; > T. giganteum has grown in my Zone 5 garden for a decade plus > and has regularly experienced 0 degree F. as in Fahrenheit (around > -18 Celsius). Tubers are very shallow, too. > > Surely there are others. T. venosum nearly as hardy. > > and.....? > > Jim W. > > Dr. James W. Waddick > 8871 NW Brostrom Rd. > Kansas City Missouri 64152-2711 > USA > Ph. 816-746-1949 > E-fax 419-781-8594 > > Zone 5 Record low -23F > Summer 100F + > >

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