Re: gas plant
> Anyone growing Gas Plant, Dictamnus albus? I had a credit at Bluebird and
> didn't really need anything so I decided this was a chance to give this
> plant a try in our nursery. I have a purple one myself and it is just
> lovely.
I've been growing it for a few years now -- it's one of my favorites for
fragrance.
> These plants are small (32 two-inch pots) and started from seed, but have
> reasonably good root systems started. It is my understanding that
> Dictamnus develops a tap root and should therefore be grown on in a pot
> because they resent transplanting as the tap root can be damaged. I also
> seem to recall that they take several years before they flower. I am
> wondering if I should carry them over into 2008 for sale.
They definitely have tap roots; once they go in the ground, that will become
their permanent home.
I'm not sure about age before flowering, but I doubt they'll be large
enough before 2008. My plant has taken many years to get as large as it
is.
I'm glad your gas plants from Bluebird did well. I ordered 16 and they
were *tiny*. Only six have come up (they were dormant at the time),
the largest of which is about an inch high. Hardly any roots to speak
of either. :(
Bluebird seems to be either really good or really bad with plants. I
wish I knew how to figure out the pattern.
Chris
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