POSTAGE AND PACKING ON TUBERS: When tubers are sold individually, count each tuber as one packet when figuring postage and packing. When tubers are sold by weight, figure like bulk seed.
AMORPHOPHALLUS (a-mor-fo-FAL-us)
ARACEAE. Curious large tropical arums grown in the greenhouse for the huge leaves and spathes. Best in rich moist soil, keep dry in winter rest.
NEW—Amorphophallus albispathus. LARGE TUBERS (may bloom this season), each: $18.00 - 9 left in stock as of June 24th. Postage and packing $4.00.
SMALL TUBERS (will need another season of growth before blooming), each: $8.00 - 10 left in stock as of June 24th. Postage and packing $2.00.
Sweet-scented white 3 - 5" spathes have an anise-seed fragrance. Produces a single divided 16" leaf. South central Thailand. After the leaf dies down, it requires a 3 or 4 month dry period of dormancy before flowering. Wait until growth begins again before giving water. Usually blooms in summer, followed by foliage. Keep warm and dry during winter. Most Amorphophallus have foul-smelling flowers, so this one is an unusual change. Blooming-size tubers can flower just sitting on a shelf, without soil or water.
NEW—Amorphophallus Konjak.
SMALL TUBERS: $8.00 each, three for $16.00 - 15 left in stock as of June 24th.
'KONJAKU', 'SNAKE PALM'. Large, funnel-shaped velvety black-purple spathe to 16 - 24" long, with a spadix to 6 - 44" long. Large umbrella-like 3-parted leaves with whitish-pink color spotted green and white. SE Asia to Japan. Flowers after the leaves die off in summer. The tuber reaches a foot across, and they are processed for edible starch.
ARISAEMA (a-ri-SAY-ma)
ARACEAE. Many herbaceous perennial aroids valued for their curious spathes and leaves. Best in moist shady places, woods, and the tender species in the greenhouse. Keep dry during winter dormancy.
NEW—Arisaema candidissimum. Click for photo »
SMALL TUBERS: Three for $12.00 OUT OF STOCK
Beautiful, sweetly-scented 3 - 6" white spathes striped pink, in early summer. Hardy perennial to 16", with divided leaves. W. China. Zone 5 or 6. Said to be one of the most beautiful and sweetly-scented of Arisaemas. Choice!
NEW—Arisaema Draconitum. Click for photo »
SMALL TUBERS: Three for $12.00 OUT OF STOCK
'GREEN DRAGON'. Green, upright spathes with a long tail-like spadix, followed by bright red berries. Large divided leaf to 3 feet tall. E. North America. Zone 4. Hardy and popular.
NEW—Arisaema Fargesii. Click for photo »
SMALL TUBERS: Three for $9.00, Ten for $22.50 - 73 left in stock as of June 24th.
Magnificent brown-striped spathes, and variable foliage, one- to three-parted. From Mojmir. Early.
NEW—Arisaema flavum. (e,h) ARIS-9. Seed Packet: $2.50
Seed per gram: $9.00
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SMALL TUBERS: 3 for $6.00, 10 for $15.00 - 88 left in stock as of June 24th.
Neat little yellow hoods under 2" long, purple inside, in early summer. Hardy species (Zone 4) to 9 - 12" tall, with pedately divided 5" leaves. Yemen to the Himalayas and China. Colonizes well. Germinates in 1 - 8 weeks warm.
NEW—propinquum. Medium tubers, each: $12.00 - 2 left in stock as of June 24th.
Nice purple spathe with white or green stripes and netting at the top, with a long tail, early summer. Two trifoliate leaves. Himalayas, Kashmir to Tibet, to about 14,000 feet. Zone 5. It took our grower 12 years to build up his stock of this species to where he could offer them to us. Sure to sell out quickly.
ARUM
NEW—Arum concinnatum Arch 195.073. Each: $8.00, Three for $20.00 SOLD OUT
Large yellow 6 - 12" spathes, often margined purple, with yellow to purple spadix. Bold silvery-blotched 6 - 22" arrowhead leaves to 3 feet tall. Rare species from S. Greece & SW Turkey.
NEW—Arum creticum. Each: $4.50 OUT OF STOCK
Unusual bright yellow 6 - 10" spathes. Glossy dark green 4 - 10" arrowhead leaves. Crete. Zone 7. Said to be sweetly fragrant, a change from most.
NEW—Arum cyrenaicum Arch 195.150. Each: $8.00 OUT OF STOCK
Large rosy purplish spathes and purple spadices. Dark green arrowhead leaves delicately spotted. Woodland species from Libya. Rarely seen.
NEW—Arum dioscoridis var. syriacum. Each: $7.00, Three for $17.00 SOLD OUT
Large 4 - 16" pale green spathes and dark green arrowhead leaves. Turkey to Syria.
NEW—Arum italicum Marmoratum. Each: $3.50, Three for $8.00 OUT OF STOCK
Large sordid yellow-green spathes shading to purple at the base, followed by red berries. Bold arrowhead leaves marbled and streaked silvery to creamy white. To 6 - 10". S. Europe. Zone 6.
DIOSCOREA
—Dioscorea batatas. (e,h) DIOC-7. Packet of small tubers: $2.00 OUT OF STOCK
Small tubers: Oz: $4.00, 1/4 lb: $10.00, lb: $25.00 OUT OF STOCK
(About 12 small tubers per ounce )
'CINNAMON VINE" 'YAM' 'CHINESE POTATO'. Cinnamon-scented white flowers and heart-shaped, shining leaves. Tall perennial climber to 10 - 30 feet. Philippines. Hardy to New York, Zone 4 or 5. Forms large edible tubers to 3 feet long, deep in the soil. Easy from the small tubers that form at the leaf-axils. Packet of tiny tubers.
SAUROMATUM (sar-o-MA-tum)
ARACEAE. Large tuberous perennials somewhat resembling Arisaema, with large curious flowers & odd leaves. Easily grown in rich loamy soil.
NEW—Sauromatum guttatum venosum. (e,h) SAUR-10V. Seed Packet: $2.00
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SMALL BULBS (3/8 - 3/4" diameter): 5 for $4.00, 25 for $15.00 - 42 left in stock as of June 24th.
LARGE TUBERS: (about 1"): $3.00 each. SOLD OUT
LARGEST TUBERS: (about 2 - 3" diameter - these are huge!): $8.00 plus $2.00 shipping. SOLD OUT
'VOODOO LILY'. Greenish yellow spathes with deep purple markings, 12 - 30" long. Large glossy green fan-like divided leaves. Reaches 4 - 6 feet with age. Indian Himalayas. Hardy to Zone 5. Odd. Germinates in 3 - 4 weeks, and up to 10 weeks.