25 ARISAEMA FLAVUM Seeds -Dwarf Yellow Cobra Lily

Description: This little yellow jack is extremely cute and is the smallest Arisaema. Because it can take more sun than the other cobra lilies, it's perfect for a rock garden or front of a sunny border. It only grows 8" to 18" tall and produces an exotic yellow pitcher flower that will become a pod of red berries in the fall. One stem holds up 2 leaves, each with 5 to 11 leaflets with the tiny yellow pitcher with orange-maroon interior held above the leaves. Easy to grow and highly deer resistant, it will produce 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. Zone 5a to 8b. 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. Good drainage is important if planted in a pot, I recommend a 50:50 mix of potting soil and perlite. Not too fussy about soil type or drainage outside, but don't plant in a soggy location or extremely dry location. Great sun and shade plant. but best kept in morning rather than afternoon sun, which can overheat the plant. Remember it comes from cool mountainsides in the Himalayas. WE WANT YOU TO SUCCEED IN GROWING THIS PLANT!! Please contact us if you have any problems or questions regarding this plant.

Price: 5.99 USD

Location: Cortlandt Manor, New York

End Time: 2024-08-24T20:14:21.000Z

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