Re: Spurias for Zones 4-5
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- Subject: Re: Spurias for Zones 4-5
- From: "* M* <i*@email.msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 18 Jan 1998 22:36:26 -0700 (MST)
>From Claire:
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>I have made a few stabs at spurias and all lie under burial crosses.
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>Besides the drainage thing what else should we be doing?
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>Claire Peplowski
>East Nassau, NY
>Zone 4 - Berkshire area (admittedly high and cold)
Claire, hi! When I first tried spurias, I didn't realized how picky they
were about drying out before planting, and I'm afraid I let the rhizomes dry
out, resulting in very uninspiring performance, i.e., death. The next ones
I got were (I think) from Ben Hagar in California; they were very carefully
packed, and I got them into the ground right away before they had a chance
to dry perceptibly. All three of them did fine and are still out there (not
that you'd know right now--they go absolutely dormant).
Barb in Santa Fe
