Biarum tenuifolium ss zelebori
Jane McGary (Sat, 10 Aug 2019 10:15:18 PDT)
Several Biarum species that I grow flower in late summer, without the
leaves. I wouldn't ship the tubers in damp peat unless they have obvious
root growth, but it's probably good to cushion them with something (I
used vermiculite). I saw other Biarum species in the wild flowering in
extremely dry desert conditions.
Perhaps Robin wrote that this is an "acquired taste" because of its
carrying odor when the inflorescence opens, but it isn't a carrion
smell; it smells much like cow dung.
Jane McGary, Portland, Oregon, USA
On 8/9/2019 8:13 PM, Hansen Nursery wrote:
I'm getting ready to send some tubers of this Biarum to Al and wonder if I
need to ship them in damp peat or not. This species is, I think, a bit of
an acquired taste, but definitely a distinctive little aroid. The spathes
are such dark purple they are almost black. Mine, at least, don't get more
than a few inches tall.
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