Dividing an arum

[Joanbunting Profile]

I have had a beautiful arum lilly in a pot since 2008. It comes indoors in winter but thrives in the garden from March onwards.

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It has now got far too big for the pot and I want to divide it. I know I could google but wondered if anyone out there has any suggestions as to best time and how?

[jeral Profile]

No idea, lol. There are some plants whereby you can give the roots a haircut if there's more root than soil in a pot. Hostas can be divided though not sure if an arum is the same...

Looks a beautiful plant

[hungryhousewife Profile]

Hi Joan - I've just looked up in a book by Prof Marshall Craigmyle (sounds impressive!!) who says divide after flowering - don't forget that all parts of the plant are poisonous!

HH

[Joanbunting Profile]

Thanks HH

Now all I have to do is buy another pot. Puts tin hat on and hides from M

[hungryhousewife Profile]

Some lilies like to be tight in their pots, so don't pot them on into too large sized pots - but perhaps Hyper Charlie might look in and be able to inform us whether Arums are of this type. I know that Day Lilies don't mind being divided up at all, but my Clivia (not sure if it is actually a lily) and Agapanthus definitely like being pot-bound to flower.

HH

[Joanbunting Profile]

Are you a mind reader HH?

My agapanthus was next on the list

[Joanbunting Profile]

Happy to report that the arum is divided - one pot for me and one for DD. I will have to see if the operation has be a success.

[AZCook Profile]

Joan - as you're in Provence, you should be able to grow Arums and Agapanthus perfectly well in your garden - unless you particularly like having them in pots - they are pretty like that, too.

[Joanbunting Profile]

Hi AZ

I don't have a garden as such - just a courtyard tough it has two raised borders - hence the rosa, wisteria and vine!

Everyhting else grows in pots and the agapanthus and arum come into the verandah in the winter - we can get -15°C.

I lost a plumbago and bay last winter.

[AZCook Profile]

Ha so. Gotcha, Joan. Surprised that you can get - 15C - you must be up in the mountains.

[Joanbunting Profile]

In a highish valley between them, so to speak - most certainly not a Mediterranean climate and not at all an easy one in which to garden. We had almost 38°C yesterday ( the highest ever on record in June) our lowest this past winter was -12°C. M is a fanatical weather watcher

I have to fleece the oleanders, plumbago etc and, as I said, bring some things in. Mimosas, hybiscus and similar that grow happily on the coast just turn up their toes here.

[AZCook Profile]

Your climate sounds almost as extreme as ours, Joan. Everyone thinks of Provence as so temperate and coastal Med. We;ve been having 100F/39C too, but it's 'cooled' off to 90F/32C today. We're in northern AZ - everyone thinks is low desert with constant heta when in fact it's high plateau with very extreme temps. Funnily enough frost resistant grapes thrive here and we get huge crops. Would have never thought it.

[Joanbunting Profile]

Morning AZ

Our family are in your neck of the woods right now - but worried about the damage the storms on the east coast have apparently done to their house and cars.

[AZCook Profile]

Are they on vacation this way? Yes, those storms back east have really done a number out there. We've had the high temps but no storms. Waiting for the summer rains to appear. We're parched.

[Joanbunting Profile]

Are they on vacation this way? Yes, those storms back east have really done a number out there. We've had the high temps but no storms. Waiting for the summer rains to appear. We're parched.

Yes they are on vacation - and by all accounts wearing themselves out as they always do. DD and the children are coming over for a rest in August.

Have a good 4th of July!