Dracunculus vulgaris in Seattle Area

Paul Licht plicht@berkeley.edu
Sun, 10 Oct 2010 10:56:07 PDT
  I have consistently gotten the best survival with these arums by 
leaving the tuber completely dry and in a cool place until they start to 
sprout. This even includes the tropical ones like the titan.

Paul Licht, Director
Univ. California Botanical Garden
200 Centennial Drive
Berkeley, CA 94720
(510)-643-8999
http://botanicalgarden.berkeley.edu/


On 10/10/2010 9:50 AM, Rob Blomquist wrote:
>  Due to our rainfall,  I have rotted out the tuber of this plant more 
> times than I care to count and had seedlings die off. I put a tuber in 
> a 2 gallon pot about a month ago, and set it next to plants in the 
> garage which are waiting for spring.
>
> Should I water this tuber or just let it sit in the pot waiting for 
> spring watering? Or will it tell me what to do?
>
> Rob
>


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