first year with Arisaema

I bought these from a friend who imported them from India .. this is my first year with them and so far I havent killed them( yet)

They are really pretty ...and do not stink.. like other aroids.


Anyone else growing these?

Chris

Arisaema Speciosum

Another Arisaema

I have tried to grow several. None have made it through the winter. Not sure why. Too wet, too cold, too dry, too sunny. Ha ha! I now have some growing from seed that I got from the NARGS seed exchange. We'll see how they do.

jb

Over the winter I had these in the garage .. Ive been told that I can leave them out in this zone .. but I think its probly way too wet..

looking forward to seeing if anyone else around here grows them

chris

Wow, Chris, That thing is gorgeous. I'm jealous. Do they have any at the nurseries? Donna

Donna-

Yeah they do .. but the only ones Ive been able to find are the less showey ones that grow natively here in the US out east. They tend to be under the name Jack in the pulpit... Or Arisaema. These, I was told, are native to the himalayas..

Im still crossing my fingers that I dont kill them.. apparently the bulbs rott easily ..

Chris

Heronswood had a wide variety of arisaema (at least 18 kinds). Alas, one doesn't know what will happen with the Burpee move. Two nurseries that I adore have a nice variety: Jungle Fever Exotics in Tacoma (worth the trip) and DIG! on Vashon Island (also a great destination) And if one wanted to do both of these nurseries in a day, she could drive to Tacoma, check out Jungle Fever (which is on the way to the Point Defiance/Vashon ferry - how convenient), grab the ferry to Vashon, visit Dig, visit Kathy's Corner nursery, keep driving into downtown Vashon, have a late lunch and catch the ferry either to Seattle or Tacoma.

Oops, forgot to mention - these do quite well for me in the ground in both filtered and heavy shade, coming back for about 5 years now.

Herpst-

Thats awesome to know .. thanks for the info

chris

i love the Arisaema's
have 12 different kind started from seed from AEG

Dick


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If anyone does come to Vashon for the purpose of visiting nurseries, there are several more off the beaten track. Colvos Creek is open on Thursday through Saturday and can be found on Point Robinson Road. They also have plants at The Country Store which is on the main highway (open all week). In Dockton, you can visit Applegate Farm, which is really the people's yard. They have a lot of rhodies. If you are lucky, you might get an impromptu tour of the place which has many varieties of edibles including figs, kiwis, grapes, etc. and numerous types of chickens. Point Robinson Park (with lighthouse) or Dockton Park are both nice beaches to visit.

Thanks for the info! LOVE Vashon & am eager to learn about more places to go. I always stop at the country store but have found that sometimes colvos has lots of stuff there and other times not so much. I've been to Colvos Creek before but I sometimes forget exactly how to get there & with a car full of plants... Also, if one were into vegetable gardening, a visit to Pacific Potager is fun.

To get to colvos creek, follow the highway from the ferry, turn east onto Quartermaster Harbor Rd., at the end of that turn south onto Dockton rd., then go west onto Pt Robinson Rd. (that's actually straight ahead as Dockton Rd. veers off to the right). The nursery is at the top of the hill .

Thanks! I'll make a point of going again next time I go to V.I.
Maury Hill Farm sounds familiar. Do you make products that are sold at the country store?

No products of ours are sold at the Country Store. You might be thinking of Wax Orchards products from Vashon. They do have those for sale there. We are a very small operation since both of us work full time at other occupations. We only sell a few things from our home garden (mainly garlic) at the farmer's market a few times in the summer. Our name is really a nostalgic gesture on my husband's part. He grew up farming in South Dakota, and deep in his heart he is still and always a farmer even though he lost it all in the droughts of the seventies.

Herpst, just to let you and other interested people know, Colvos Creek is having a 30% off sale this weekend. I went and got one plant. I'm going to go on a 2 week road trip soon, so I had to restrain myself from buying plants that I wouldn't be able to water, and thus kill, before returning to take care of them. My home is just a hop skip and jump away from the mursery, so if you do come out feel free to d-mail me and stop by if we're home.