Re: pelargonium echinatum

thanks for the information, everyone.

will I start it myself with a bit of water or only wait until the growth
begins

Mark


----- Original Message -----
From: "maria guzman" <mirror@3RIVERS.NET>
To: <IGSROBIN@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 12:26 AM
Subject: Re: pelargonium echinatum


> I don't grow echinatum but Diana Miller recommends letting it go dormant
in
> summer (northern hemisphere) to maintain its vigour.  I suggest you get
her
> book 'Pelargoniums'; it's extremely helpful.  Another suggestion would be
> to ask the gardeners at Dublin Botanic Garden what their experience has
> been.  Perhaps you could give the Arboretum a call.  In my experience
> public arboretums are quite helpful (isn't that their mandate?) although
> you might first be routed through several tiers of employees.
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> Maria
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> >hi folks
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> >if I leave P echinatum dormant until March/April will it come to any =
> >harm? I accidentally knocked it out of it's pot and see it has a tuber. =
> >These have been dormant since August or there about. I know it's winter =
> >growing but saw them growing in Dublin Botanic garden throughout the =
> >summer and would like to change their habit. It would be easier for me =
> >to have them grow in the summer months
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> >Mark
> >N Ireland
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