Symplocarpus foetidus (closer to bulbous than cardamine)

Ellen Hornig hornig@oswego.edu
Sun, 07 Apr 2013 18:33:56 PDT
Where does that (the test of being able to be shipped in a paper bag) leave
aquatic crinums?

I certainly wasn't trying to be provocative, and I'm sorry if you thought I
was.  Jim Waddick was trying to nudge us back towards bulby things, and I
was totally enamored of my symplocarpus colony and thought that they might
be "close enough" to share with what turned out to be several enthusiasts
on the list.  No worries, though - I don't have anything more to say about
them, so will restrict myself to posting a link to some photos when/if I
get any posted.

Ellen

On Sun, Apr 7, 2013 at 8:31 PM, Hannon <othonna@gmail.com> wrote:

>
> I still like Charles Gorenstein's off-hand definition of a geophyte or
> "bulb" in the broad sense: any plant that has a dormant structure that
> stands up perfectly well to being tossed in a paper bag and mailed across
> the country.
>
> Dylan
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