Re: Gene's Catalogue & Hort.net Pictures

Kitty,
    Both the Tricyrtis flava and the T. latifolia are up-right plants when
in bloom here in my garden. Different species with different habits  of
growth than the T. macrantha. As to slugs I get some minor damage to foliage
on occasion on most of them..... I do not use any slug bait up in the garden
with few rare exceptions. The tricyrtis are not damaged enough that I get
concerned. I do not feel that they are any more prone than other perennials
out there on the hillside. Perhaps it will be different in the coming
year....
    As with most perennials the most effect display can make the difference
between ok and great in a garden. The macrantha definitely needs a log or
rock to weep over... raised bed is good next to a path.
    Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
----- Original Message -----
> Well, Gene, I was looking at the papaer catalog. And the word flava is
> what caught my eye. This is another reason it is helpful to know even a
> little bLatin. So now I've just looked at Chris' photos of Tricyrtis
> latifolia and I may have to try that one, too, since you indicate it is
> somewhat upright. My only yellow so far is Tricyrtis macrantha ssp.
> macrathopsis, which I don't know whether it's identical to your
> Tricyrtis macrantha. I really love that plant but so do the slugs. So
> even though I have it on a mound to accommodate the sprawling nature of
> the plant, I end up propping the long stems up with short fencing while
> spreading Escar-go all 'round. I think I'd like to move it to a spot
> where it can hang over rocks. The (at least slightly) more upright
> nature of these other 2 yellows may be more workable.
> Kitty

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