Re: epis and Jeffersonia and Glaucidium

Thans for the Glaucidium details. I knew they were related to peonies, that should have tipped me off. However, re:
Seems these plants do not make new roots until fall - like Hellebores
- so if you divide earlier in the season, they just sit there and
don't make roots and can rot -
There was a recent article in Horticulture suggesting they should be moved in f.lower, which I just did. Ooops?

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@hort.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] epis and Jeffersonia and Glaucidium


Kitty,

ref the epis....I was trying to remember if he sent mine in April as
I have a g.h., but 3 years is more than what passes for my memory can
dredge up.  I seem to remember having them in pots for some time
before I planted them out, but....

Well, ref. the Glaucidium.  Today's mail brings a thread on Trillium
list about dividing mature plants.  Barry Yinger says fall as they
are related to peonies and make root growth then, but consensus seems
to be that small ones can be moved in growth if you get a good
rootball and pay attention to watering afterward.  One person
separates seedlings in growth and pots them on and they do fine.
Seems these plants do not make new roots until fall - like Hellebores
- so if you divide (which is not what either you or I are planning)
earlier in the season, they just sit there and don't make roots and
can rot - thought I'd pass this on FWIW.

Good point about emailing Ellen - hadn't thought of that; will do.
If I find out anything else, will let you know.

Yeah, I have gotten a few epis, but that doesn't stop me from wanting
more:-)  Figure, tho', that I need to get familiar with these guys
enough to know their names before I indulge in more of them.

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
Shadyside Garden Designs


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From: Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net>
Marge,
I think I'm in about the same zone as Daryl Probst, so his advice

works for

me, not sure as you are warmer.  I've not tried to move mine yet.

I need to move my Glaucidium too.  It did very well for a few

years,

expanding bit by bit, and then last year, and now this year, it

seems to

have diminished a little.  I believe it is the soil in that spot,

it lacks

humus.  My plan is to dig all the plants out of there and amend the

soil,

then replant.  I would hazard a guess about moving them after they

finish

blooming.  You might write to Ellen Horning as she seems to be the

expert on

them.  If she gives you an answer, please share it with me.

Wow, what a lot of epis!  I want a few more, too!

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