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Water Gardens — American Skunk Cabbage
I
HAVE never seen American Skunk Cabbage for sale in NZ and yet it
was popular in the UK. Is it available anywhere?
THIS plant has only recently
become available at Jansens and we only have limited numbers. Lysichiton
americana is one of the most popular pond plants in the
world. Its large yellow spathes appear early in spring when not
too much is happening in the pond.
We should have better stocks soon as our grower is going flat out to bulk up this species.
Weekend Gardener, Issue 92, 2002, Page 20
Advice by Andrew Maloy, former Plant Doctor of the Weekend Gardener and Kiwi Gardener magazines
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