Pinellia 'Polly Spout'
Tony Avent (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:33:55 PST)

Paul, Mark:

Pinellia 'Polly Spout' is a seedling that Dick Weaver (founder of We-Du
Nursery) found in his garden back in the early 1990's...a hybrid of P.
tripartita 'Atropurpurea' and P. pedatisecta. Dick named it after the
town in NC where We-Du is located. To my knowledge, it is the only
sterile form of pinellia, and while it is very vigorous, it doesn't
offset very rapidly. It puts on a tremendous floral show all summer and
the flowers are most certainly red-flushed, although not as dark as P.
tripartita 'Atropurpurea'. I hope this helps.

Tony Avent
Plant Delights Nursery @
Juniper Level Botanic Garden
9241 Sauls Road
Raleigh, North Carolina 27603 USA
Minimum Winter Temps 0-5 F
Maximum Summer Temps 95-105F
USDA Hardiness Zone 7b
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Paul T. wrote:

Eucomis and Kniphofia that I found ungrowable several hundred miles
south in my former Connecticut garden. Her reliable snow cover and
superior growing talent are probably the difference. I bid for
Pinellia "Polly Spout" and won!!!

Mark,

And what pray tell is Pinellia 'Polly Spout' like? Checking google
it seems to be a P. pedatissecta, but some pics show what looks like
a purply flower, while others describe a greeny yellow? What is
distinctive about it?

Cheers.

Paul T.
Canberra, Australia - USDA Zone Equivalent approx. 8/9

Growing an eclectic collection of plants from all over the world
including Aroids, Crocus, Cyclamen, Erythroniums, Fritillarias,
Galanthus, Irises, Trilliums (to name but a few) and just about
anything else that doesn't move!!

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