[pbs] Arisaema and rodents
Diane Whitehead
voltaire at islandnet.com
Thu Apr 10 21:09:23 EDT 2008
I have seen a deer nip off an Arisaema flower that was potted and
placed beside a window. Ones in the garden have not been eaten,
though, and I suspect that the deer was just reacting to my staging of
the one in flower.
Seedling arisaemas have not been eaten - these are usually in the
greenhouse, and I make efforts to keep it rat-free.
Any hellebores that I pot and keep in a hoophouse get eaten by rats -
flowers, and young leaves. Ones in the garden don't seem to be touched.
Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers
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