| Common Name | Latin Name | Plant Family |
|---|---|---|
|
Golden Club |
Orontium aquaticum |
Araceae |
None known
Cultivation & Habitat
Seed – best sown as soon as ripe in submerged containers in a cold frame[188]. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in trays of water in the cold frame for their first winter. Plant them out into their permanent positions in late spring or early summer, after the last expected frosts. The seed develops on the plant underwater in small green berries[200].
Division in spring[200]. Very easy, the divisions can be planted out direct into their permanent positions.
Succeeds in the bog garden or pond margins up to 45cm deep[56, 200], but plants do less well if they are not grown in water[188]. Requires a fertile loamy soil in full sun[200].
Plant the rootstock in at least 30cm of soil[1]. Another report says that the plant should be under at least 15cm of water[245].
Plants are hardy to -15¡c[200] in one report, to -20¡c in another[187], though another says they they may require protection in harsh winters[56].
A most unpleasant animal smell is emitted from the flowers[245].
Eastern N. America – Massachusetts to Kentucky, south to Florida and Louisiana.
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