arisarum proboscideum

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  1. BekiMac

    BekiMac Gardener

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    aka Mouse Plant
    Does anyone have this and if so please can you give me some advice?!
    I bought a small plant in Spring, from eBay of all places. It flowered and looked great for a few weeks, I loved showing everyone the 'mice'!
    However, as soon as the flowers died back March/April, as did the whole plant. It's in a pot, I've tried moving it around various places in the garden, to see what it prefers, following internet advice, but it's gradually become more and more unhappy. There's not much left to speak about now.
    Is it just dying back, or dying altogether??
    Here's a pic when it was 'in it's prime':
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  2. Palustris

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    It is a woodland plant, so it prefers slightly damp dappled shade with plenty of leaf mould in the soil. Once it has finished flowering it tends to die away until next year. If you lose your plant, give me a PM and I will dig up a couple square yards of it for you.
     
  3. BekiMac

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    lol, nice one Paulstris! Fingers crossed with the one I've got but I'll hold you to that! [​IMG]
     
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    Palustris is right , I have arisarum in my garden and once the frowers die away a few weeks later so do the leaves but the next year up they pop even more of them.
     
  5. BekiMac

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    Ok, thanks both of you, that's reassuring, sounds like you won't have to get your spade out for me Paulstris [​IMG]
     
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