Re: Re: SPEC: I. foetidissima

> Mine is in pretty dense shade on the east side of the house, where even
> without a dense canopy of trees, it would only get a few hours of
>  I made the mistake of letting some seedling American elms
> stay where they sprouted, assuming Dutch elm disease would take them out
>  The elms are approaching a foot
>  In
> addition, a storm last year twisted a big limb partially off one of them
> without killing it, and now that limb now droops down is draped over the
>  Definitely dense shade.
> 

Linda,

If you're not getting any flowers then try lifting some of it and putting
it in a little less shade.  Alternatively get rid of some of those elms
<grin>.

Worth a try at least.  I'm not sure of its flowering in really dense shade,
so that would be the first thing I'd try.


Cheers.

Paul Tyerman
Canberra, Australia.  USDA equivalent - Zone 8
p*@ozemail.com.au

Growing.... Galanthus, Erythroniums, Fritillarias, Lilium, Aroids, Irises
plus just about anything else that doesn't move!!!!!


 

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