Re: Help with H. americana!

yep Kitty hit it on the head with the pricing
variations....:)

That is one of the things that makes me come back or
shop elsewhere in the future. I can't stand when I end
up buying a 'plug' at the cost of gallons...When I was
running the native plant sales, our pricing was real-
you got what you paid for and we had a variety of
sizes.

BTW, I do realize some plants are worth more than
others, but don't advertize a large plant when you are
getting a small one with some extra dirt just thrown
in... which most likely is what happened to Chris -
not enough root system to keep it in the pot during
shipping.

Donna

--- Kitty <kmrsy@comcast.net> wrote:

> 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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