On 25-Feb-09, Jim Murrain wrote:
>
> I have only lost cristata in really bad drought years. It loves
> living on the north side of a house. Bright light but never full
> sun. It can grow really wet but always needs good drainage. I've
> seen it growing in vernal streams and even hanging off a waterfall.
> It is common on steep north slopes where it's native.
>
That's what I suspected. No wonder they've always died on me. When
I first started trying to grow them, I read that they grew in pine
barrens. That sounded dry, so I kept on buying and trying. No more.
Oh - I just remembered my SIGNA seedlings - I guess they'll get
planted near my daughter's streamside.
Diane Whitehead
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
maritime zone 8, cool Mediterranean climate
mild rainy winters, mild dry summers
