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Re: The American Gardener - Gentiana

Hello Nancy,
    Believe we have an editing boo-boo here. I can not think of any gentian I would place in *deep* shade here in the mid-west. Deep shade meaning something like on the north side of a evergreen. For andrewsii to bloom well it needs light. Also I have never seen it in native habitats growing in deep shade. I stick with what I wrote in the text.
My apologies for the confusion.
  Gene E. Bush
Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
www.munchkinnursery.com
genebush@munchkinnursery.com
Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana   
----- Original Message -----
 
Gene:

Great story. But I'm confused. On page 25 of the article, you say that G. andrewsii "prefers consistent moisture but will do satisfactorily with average moisture if mulched. A site with half-shade or high, open shade is best." But on the next page the caption says that this plant "thrives in deep shade and arid soil." Is this an editing mistake? A difference of opinion?

This is important to me because I'm always on the lookout for plants that will do okay in dry, intense shade.

Nancy Stedman,
NYC, zone 6B (according to the old-fashioned system)
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