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.
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.
—Arisaema candidissimum.
SMALL CORMS (1/2 - 3/4" diameter): Each: $9.00 OUT OF STOCK
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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!
—Arisaema Fargesii.
SMALL CORMS (1/2" diameter): Each: $6.00, Ten for $35.00 OUT OF STOCK
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Magnificent brown-striped spathes, and variable foliage, one- to three-parted. From Mojmir. Early.
—Arisaema flavum. (e,h) ARIS-9. Seed Packet: $2.50
Seed per gram: $9.00
SMALL CORMS (1/2 - 3/4" diameter): Each: $5.00, 10 for $30.00 OUT OF STOCK
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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.
ARUM
—Arum concinnatum Arch 195.073.
SMALL CORMS (3/4 - 1" diameter) Each: $8.00, Three for $20.00 OUT OF STOCK
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 and SW Turkey.
—Arum creticum.
SMALL CORMS (3/4 - 1" diameter) 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.
—Arum cyrenaicum Arch 195.150.
SMALL CORMS (1" diameter) 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.
—Arum dioscoridis var. syriacum.
SMALL CORMS (1 - 1 1/2" diameter) Each: $8.00, Three for $20.00 OUT OF STOCK
Large 4 - 16" pale green spathes and dark green arrowhead leaves. Turkey to Syria.
—Arum italicum Marmoratum.
SMALL CORMS (7/8 - 1 1/2" diameter) Each: $4.00, Three for $10.00 OUT OF STOCK
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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.
SAUROMATUM (sar-o-MA-tum)
ARACEAE. Large tuberous perennials somewhat resembling Arisaema, with large curious flowers and odd leaves. Easily grown in rich loamy soil.
—Sauromatum venosum. (e,h) SAUR-8. Seed Packet: $2.50
SMALL CORMS (1/4 - 3/4" diameter): 5 for $5.00, 25 for $20.00 OUT OF STOCK
MEDIUM CORMS (about 1+" diameter): $5.00 each. OUT OF STOCK
LARGEST TUBERS (about 2 1/2 - 3 1/2" diameter, will bloom the first or second season): $20.00 each, plus $4.00 postage and packing. OUT OF STOCK
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'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.