10 ARISAEMA CONSANGUINEUM ‘Silver Center’ Seeds-Himalayan Cobra Lily

Description: A spectacular looking variegated plant. As if the regular A. consanguineum doesn't look exotic enough, the silver centered leaves elevate its looks into the surreal. Like the regular form of A. consanguineum, this is an easy plant to grow in zones 5 thru 9. It emerges later than other Arisaemas, usually late June. It unfolds into an imposing 3' to 4' tall plant topped with a parasol of 12 or more leaflets ending at their tips in long threads, making it look like a dwarf palm tree. But this one has leaflets with silver centers, that last until frost. Under this single leaf an exotic purple and green hooded flower is produced that looks like a cobra bearing a long thread-like tongue. If pollinated. the flower will become a pod of red berries in the Fall bearing many seeds. If you want seed this Fall, we recommend buying one larger older bulb, which usually produces a female flower and one smaller and younger bulb that will usually produce a male flower. It will produce many bulblets (offset bulbs) around the main bulb to create a clump of plants. The seeds inside the berries are very easy to germinate and will produce more plants. THE GERMINATION RATE of the seeds I sell should be close to 100%, because I store them in plastic bags in the refrigerator after removing them from their berry coating and drying them. I test the seeds occasionally to verify this germination rate and rarely keep them for a year. When you receive them, you should keep them in their plastic bag refrigerated until you plant them. A week before planting, soak them in warm water with a drop of dishwashing soap added. Do this for a week, occasionally changing the water. This softens the hard seed coat and rinses off any berry residue that can inhibit germination. I generally plant seeds in plastic containers with covers or pots with plastic wrap over the top. I usually use a seed mix that I press the seeds into and then cover seeds with a fine layer of gravel, chicken grit or even a thin layer of potting mix to cover seeds. I set them under lights or near a sunny window at room temperature and it takes about 3 to 6 weeks for seeds to germinate. I may keep the seedling in this container for a year or 2 before trying to transplant into other pots. Don't be alarmed if seedlings go dormant early the first year and die down. I usually keep seedling pots in a cool greenhouse above freezing and barely water them during the winter until they sprout back up. All of these plants are grown in zone 6a in New York State. After they have reached a certain size, about half are moved to plastic bags containing slightly moist perlite and stored in a refrigerator for sale. We do this as we can't dig them up from the frozen ground to sell, yet they are cold cycled into being ready to sprout new leaves and flowers in the spring They can also be watched to see they stay in good condition. They will be shipped in the same plastic bags with perlite and can be refrigerated until you want to plant outside or pot them up. Check occasionally as certain Arisaemas like A. ringens and A. triphyllum may actually start growing in the fridge. They need to be potted up at this point, if too cold to plant outside. Monitor dryness as well. You want to see a couple of beads of condensation inside bag but should not get too wet. Do not put in freezer! Good drainage is important and if planted in a pot, I recommend a 2 to 1 mix of perlite to potting soil Great shade plant. but will take a half day of sun. Don't plant in a soggy location or extremely dry location WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED IN GROWING THIS PLANT!! Please contact us if you have any problems or questions regarding this plant. Extremely deer and varmint resistant!

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Cortlandt Manor, New York

End Time: 2024-08-24T19:47:39.000Z

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