[pbs] skunk cabbage
Graham Rice
garden at tiscali.co.uk
Fri Mar 2 12:54:43 EST 2007
I have L. camschatsense in zone 5 here in north east PA. One plant
set by the streamside disappeared, perhaps washed away. The other, in
a drier spot, flowers every year although with no great majesty. I
may well move to a damper place this year.
Graham Rice
http://www.TransatlanticPlantsman.com
>Lysichiton americanum grows quite vigorously at Garden in the Woods
>in Framingham, MA. I once tried L. camschatsense (sp?) when I worked
>at Fernwood in Niles, Michigan, but it dwindled away.
>
>Russell
>
>At 12:35 PM 3/2/2007, Jim McKenney wrote:
>>Roger mentioned the west coast skunk cabbage, Lysichiton. Is anyone on the
>>east coast growing this successfully? I have both species in my garden, and
>>they have been there for years, but they are growing very haltingly. And the
>>sprouts often show freeze damage. Neither has bloomed yet (i.e. ever here) .
>
>Russell Stafford
>Odyssey Bulbs
>PO Box 382
>South Lancaster, MA 01561
>508-335-8106
>
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