Ok well I know I am suppose to dig these up when dormant but, my husband got a new job so we are moving from New England to the Midwest. I have 2 A. sikkokianum(sp) 'Silver Streak' I want to take with me. I won't be leaving until the house is sold which could be from the middle late June until who knows when (hopefully no later than August).
They are only out of the ground about 8 inches right now.
Has anyone moved one mid season? And what did you do for them? I maybe shipping them to my husband in Kansas so he can plant them there, or I will drive them out with me later, which means the biggest one will be about 3 +feet tall.
TIA
Kerrie
Moving (actually relocating) a Arisaema need some advice.
Hi Kerrie,
I'm not sure about your Arisaema, but a BIG Heartland Welcome to Kansas! Brian or someone more knowledgeable than me will help, but if I couldn't find any other info, I would probably relocate them now and hope for the best...
Thanks AuntB!
I will be glad to get back to the Midwest. We moved to CT from Missouri almost 7 yrs ago.
I will have to keep them in pots until we buy a house. I am still in CT until the house sells, that could be awhile.. One of them is huge, so I hate to lose it, but I still have the small one, it maybe easier to move.
But I am thinking about leaving them in the ground until the last minute, I am going to root prune slowly to get them ready to be moved. They are both getting ready to bloom, unless the frost got them last night. I just forgot about them, too many things to do.
I will wait and see if Brian has a suggestion.
Happy MAY Day
Thanks again
Kerrie
Arisaemas are really tough plants, as long as you don't leave them is a mud puddle all winter. Large plants are regularly sold in the summer bareroot. If you dig it up, just try to keep as much soil as you can with it and put it in a bag or pot ( the horticultural bags work great, thick black plastic) Just have a (temporary) spot ready to put it in, It will come back next year, if it even slows down this year. These plants do occasionally stay dormant for a whole year. The best time is in the winter when the corm is dormant. Just make sure the new spot has superb drainage, water it alot for the first week or two then lay off. Anything you can do to keep it from having it's feet in the mud for the winter and it will do fine. You owe it to yourself to at least try to move it. Just dig deep and straight down so you don't damage the corm, they can dive deeper than where they are planted.
Thanks for the advice. We haven't sold the house yet. I am leaving the arisaema in the ground as long as possible.
So I did use an old metal coffee can bottom removed, and slipped it over the top and pushed it into the soil makinga collar around the plant. In essence root pruning it.I got the suggestion from the aroid list. Anyhow I push the can down a little every week , It is just at the soil level now. I know how far down the corm is.I have a few babies and a 2 yr old plant that is much smaller that I can move also. I am just very attached to this one, it is beautiful, and I have had it for awhile, 6 yrs.
I don't think the temporary spot will be ready, I am driving the cats, dog and daughter to KS. I won't see the house we buy in person until I pull in the drive!
Thanks for the help I am going to copy and file it!