Re: Cult I. Minutoaurea
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- Subject: Re: Cult I. Minutoaurea
- From: C* M* <c*@tiac.net>
- Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 09:42:26 -0700 (MST)
I called Barbara and Dave Schmieder this morning for a chat about their
experience with I. minutoaurea. Theirs has bloomed for the last three
years, so I figured they must know "the secret" of its cultivation.
According to David, he had planted in two locations to begin with, but then
moved the non-blooming piece to join its more successful sibling. The "good
site" gets about 1/2 day of sun and the soil is the same as he uses for
Siberians, ie. cultivated as garden soil long ago, now reverting somewhat
toward woodland type. It is in a slightly raised bed. He does not recall a
midrib, nor any purple color at the base of the foliage. I forgot to ask
whether the leaves continue to grow taller after bloom, but I seem to recall
noticing that, when I've visited their garden.
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Kathy Marble
Harvard, MA zone 5
c*@tiac.net
