Re: wasBloodroot...now Platycodon

Mine is growing in a bed with a weed barrier cloth & mulched with bark
chips. The decomposing bark & roots of seedlings lift away in a clump. If I
get them moved the first year or two, they seem to tolerate it well. The
original plant hasn't spread much, maybe because of the weed barrier.
Judy B
z 6 Idaho

"Kitty Morrissy" kmrsy@earthlink.net wrote:

> I'm pretty sure your Platycodon is:
> Platycodon grandiflorus ssp. mariesii
> I have this wonderful little gem and it is just as you described.  Though
> most references say to 12 inches, mine is right about 8.  Another nice
> thing about this one is that it comes true from seed.  The only difficulty
> I've had is in moving it.  I think it has a similar root to the tall
> varieties rather than corresponding to its height.  I had to move a few
> this year and lost a portion of one.  But when I've moved it in the past
> and lost some, the surviving portion eventually filled out nicely.

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