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Toxicodendron wrote:
Wallaby, so sad about the loss of orchids and other natives due to clearcutting. Sometimes I "rescue" plants if I know destruction is nigh.

Andy, I start my caladiums in a tub of damp peat moss on top of the water heater. Once they sprout, I pot them up and put them in the greenhouse (March or April). I also start my colocasia, cannas, etc early. I am not able to leave the caladiums out over winter. I dig them in late September or early October. The one in the picture is 'Aaron'.

Robert, your walk in the woods sounds delightful (except for the briars and poison ivy!) and it seems you have a lot of plant variety there.
I suppose we should start a new thread called early summer bulbs?

Speaking of dracontium, here is a patch in my shade garden: