RE: SPEC: Belamcanda/dicotoma/Pardancanda

From:  Jan Clark

I would very much like to keep these all going, and get some
bloom, and hopefully some more seed from them, as they were my last batch 
of
seed. <<<

Jan,

I've had pretty fair luck with all of these here and all seem to like 
pretty much the same conditions. (I've tried enough different growing 
conditions to kill hundreds of them!)

Best performance is in average soil (sandy loam) with average water (not 
soggy). A thin mulch around the base to help keep the dirt from splashing 
on the leaves helps keep them from getting the dreaded leaf spot. (These 
are all more susceptible than any TB.)

They love the heat but not to the point where they dry out. Best performers 
here were in full sun and spaced about a foot apart.

Not sure if they poison themselves or just deplete the soil of something 
they need, but if you plan to keep them alive for long, they need to be 
divided and moved often. (I don't usually bother since they're so easy to 
start from seed, but one little spring variegated plant is in its 3rd 
season now and until the others are large enough to cross with it, I'll put 
up with this nonsense.)

All of these plants are hardy to a mild zone 4. Bloom and seed set can be 
difficult in the north since they're usually at their peak when the killing 
frosts move in. Thankfully, all of them can be lifted, slapped in a pot, 
and moved into the house to finish if they're really special. :)

Christy Hensler
Newport, WA, USA, z4b
http://www.povn.com/rock/





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