Re: !/ Proven Winners now Weigela
last year it didn't grow at all, it's leaves were really small and
sparse- despite this it did flower some.
Theresa
Kitty wrote:
>Sounds like that might help. What exactly did you mean by 'most unhappy'?
>What is it doing or not doing?
>Kitty
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Theresa" <tchessie@comcast.net>
>To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
>Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2005 9:40 PM
>Subject: Re: [CHAT] !/ Proven Winners now Weigela
>
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>>I have mine in a mostly shaded spot (gets maybe 2 hours of midday sun
>>only- but has other larger plants around it so doubt it gets much direct
>>sun), good drainage, amended soil, regular water. I was afraid it might
>>be in too much shade and was considering moving it to someplace with
>>more sun, but sounds like that would make things worse. It is near a
>>brick wall, so that may be adding to the heat- so maybe I will move it,
>>but to another shady spot away from the wall.
>>
>>Theresa
>>
>>kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>>
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>>
>>>Theresa,
>>>I see this Weigela listed most often as zones 4-9, but sometimes only
>>>4-8, perhaps you're at the hot end and W&R isn't happy. Mine, so far,
>>>seems ok, but I just got it last spring. I'm in Z5 and have it facing
>>>east almost under a dogwood tree. What conditions surround yours?
>>>
>>>
>>>Kitty
>>>
>>>-------------- Original message --------------
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Speaking of this Weigela, I have one of these plants it is now a year
>>>>and a half old in my garden- bought it as a 1 gallon container. It has
>>>>been most unhappy since I brought it home. Is there some special secret
>>>>to growing these well? Any advise is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>>Theresa
>>>>
>>>>kmrsy@comcast.net wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>Off hand I know that we (MGs) get at least one Proven Winners shrub
>>>>>
>>>>>
>from
>
>
>>>>>one of our wholesalers, Stonehouse Nursery in MI. It is the Weigela
>>>>>'Wine and Roses'. When we ordered it, it was a Color Choice plant, but
>>>>>before it was delivered, Color Choice (as I understand it) was bought
>>>>>out by Proven Winners. This caused a long delay in shipping because PW
>>>>>wouldn't allow shipping with CC tags and didn't give SH new tags to
>>>>>replace them. It didn't matter that we hadn't ordered the tags and
>>>>>didn't want them, and weren't going to be getting them. It froze the
>>>>>shipment, causing us extra expense, until PW said it was ok.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Kitty
>>>>>
>>>>>-------------- Original message --------------
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>Hello Ceres,
>>>>>>If your do order and receive shrubs from Spring Meadow I doubt you
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>will
>
>
>>>>>>have anything for sale until the fall.... unless you sell small sizes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>The
>
>
>>>>>>shrubs you purchase wholesale will be in liners in 3 sizes. Nothing
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>over
>
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>>>>>>about 6 to 8 inches in height. With lots of care you could have a
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>gallon for
>
>
>>>>>>sale this summer on some of the more fast growing. Hydrangea responds
>>>>>>quickest, I believe.
>>>>>>I am not sure about who and who does not have a license to sell PW
>>>>>>plants... I do not think it is exclusive to SM only. Could be wrong...
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>I
>
>
>>>>>>have not followed through on a search. I do know I am currently
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>looking
>
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>>>>>>around for other wholesalers of larger shrubs and trees... and not
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>having a
>
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>>>>>>problem locating all I can find space for here. There are some
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>wonderful
>
>
>>>>>>small family operations selling some pretty rare or unusual shrubs and
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>trees
>
>
>>>>>>wholesale.
>>>>>>Gene E. Bush
>>>>>>Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
>>>>>>www.munchkinnursery.com
>>>>>>genebush@munchkinnursery.com
>>>>>>Zone 6/5 Southern Indiana
>>>>>>
>>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>>From:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Gene, I understand it is very expensive to be a member & attend these
>>>>>>>shows.
>>>>>>>ISU gets tickets for students/MGs very cheap and that is how I
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>attend.
>
>
>>>>>>>Dr Armitage didn't have much new to talk about and he apologized to
>>>>>>>those who had heard him speak before because he said, 'I have the
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>same
>
>
>>>>>>>old
>>>>>>>jokes.' And he did. The best speaker of the Iowa show (my personal
>>>>>>>opinion of
>>>>>>>course) was Dr Ann Marie VanDerZanden, ISU prof who spoke on 'Looking
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>for
>
>
>>>>>>>Design
>>>>>>>Inspiration'.
>>>>>>>I did not speak to anyone at Spring Meadows. I just retrieved the
>>>>>>>infor
>>>>>>>for the greenhouse where I work. She was going to make the contact
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>which
>
>
>>>>>>>may
>>>>>>>be useless. They are in the power seat, I would assume, since they
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>have
>
>
>>>>>>>control of the PW contract. Their publication is exciting. There were
>>>>>>>other
>>>>>>>vendors at the show who are marketing PW but their stock comes from
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>SM,
>
>
>>>>>>>correct?
>>>>>>>The greenhouse does not carry much in shrubs and it is difficult to
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>have
>
>
>>>>>>>anything that looks good in such a short time since they are only
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>open Apr
>
>
>>>>>>>& May.
>>>>>>>Ceres
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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