Pinellia 'Polly Spout'
Paul T. (Mon, 19 Nov 2007 14:40:32 PST)

At 09:19 AM 20/11/2007, you wrote:

Hi Paul:
Nice to hear from you, hope you are feeling well. Ellen said that
"Polly Spout" is a sterile hybrid between P. pedatisecta and P.
tripartita. Perhaps she will chime in with more info. I don't know
if it availabe where you are, but Lazy SS nursery in the US did have
it recently, to the best of my knowledge. P. pedatisecta was a
nuisance in my Connecticut garden so it has been banned from my new
garden in North Carolina.

Mark,

Any sterile hybrid of Pinellia has to be good for the garden. They
can be rather enthusiastic can't they? I haven't found them to be a
problem for me "yet", and love them all, particularly P. tripartita
'Atropurpurea' and P. cordata. The former for the flowers, and the
latter for the leaves. Interesting to hear that sterile hybrids are
being developed, as it can only be a good thing to combat Pinellia's
reputation as a bit of a thug in the right conditions.

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!!