Re: Help with H. americana!

I can't offer any better advice than what Jim and Donna have already said.
However, I will say that some things, especially wildflowers, are better off purchased dormant, bareroot, fresh-dug, IMO. That said, I have had the same experience of " they look like they had just been repotted because their root
systems were small and some had fallen out of the pots in shipment." and I resent it. You should tell them that, should they survive, they should be billed at the 32-size rate. Eastern Plant Specialties offers this Hepatica for the same price, but you'd receive freshly dug plants of really nice size that you could pot up. They might not be immediately saleable for you, but I think they'd be nicer and would root well.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, March 17, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: [CHAT] Help with H. americana!


Hi guys,

  I ordered 18 Hepatica americana in large pots from Bluebird Nursery,
  but they look like they had just been repotted because their root
  systems were small and some had fallen out of the pots in shipment.

  I repotted them all upon receipt and they seemed to be doing well, but
  now, two weeks later, a whole bunch of them have wilted.  The soil is
  moist and there's no water or visible fungus.

  The only plants that seem to be suffering are the ones that had small
  root systems (about 3/4 of them).  Does anyone have any suggestions
  to revive these babies before the whole crop fails?

Thanks!

Chris

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