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Here are the images of a paris species growing now in my garden. Could you help to identify it (the undersurface of the leaves is purple)
Ian,Do the nodules look like the new shoots I showed in the topic I did on 'Butchering Paris"? When I cut a few disks off the back of a Paris rhizome the first things that appeared around the edges of the disk were small white lumps, which eventually started to produce tiny rhizomes, and now they have produced roots and I assume this coming spring will produce growth above ground. If you rhizome is developing a bunch of white nodules it sounds like the main shoot may have been damaged and now the axillary buds on the rhizome are activating. If so, you won't get flowers for a while, but you should end up with a new rhizome from each or those nodules. That is what it sounds to me like may have happened. Did you happen to photograph the rhizome with it's nodules when you unearthed it? I know exactly what mine looked like so I can try to help identify whether yours are the same or not?
Carlo,They take ages to differentiate into shoots. Mine had the nodules for months and months, never showing anything other than getting slightly larger. Now they've started to produce roots, still not showing any signs of "shooting". From that I am assuming it is just a matter of timing until Ian's do start to activate themselves. I think the nodules just sit there and keep absorbing nutrients from the old rhizome until they get to the right time of year/size/whatever starts them doing more.
Fascinating things, aren't they.... Let's all be happy that the plant is still alive. Plenty of us have stories about plants that we'd thought we'd lost only to have them come up after a rest of a year or two...
Ian,It sounds like you have the right conditions for growing Paris. Some species are a bit of challenge to grow well in the garden. Which Paris species do you have? And also, are your plants grown from seed or imported? I experienced that Paris plants we grew from seed do better in the garden than the ones we bought.Robin
I have had this Paris bought as P Mairei five years ago. For the first 3 years it grew but did not vary in size much. On the third year it died back early at the end of August when previously it had stayed in leaf until November. Since this time it has not shown above ground. I have removed the top soil carefully and found what I think is the rhizome which has some small whitish nodules showing but no strong buds. Does anyone have any experience of such behavious and is there any hope??