Re: SPEC: prismatica
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- Subject: Re: [iris-talk] SPEC: prismatica
- From: B* S*
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 09:06:32 -0400
>I ordered some prismatica this spring and they are starting to turn
>yellow... I'm not sure if this is because of the soil or if they are
>getting too much sunlight? Anybody grow this and can tell me their
>conditions?
Dennis--prismatica has grown well for me in partial shade to conditions a
bit sunnier than that. The soil is heavy clay. Lately these plants have
not been blooming and have dwindled somewhat, but they have been there for
more than a decade. Some plants I gave a friend in western North Carolina
15 years ago were planted among rhododendrons on the east side of a house.
The soil is decayed shredded hardwood mulch. They have increased into
enormous if somewhat loosely organized clumps and bloom heavily each year.
In the upper Piedmont of NC, I have seen prismatica blooming and
flourishing (really big plants for this species) in full sun in a wet
meadow. So you pays your money and you takes your choice. It can be seen
under similar conditions in Chapel Hill in the botanical garden.
All my experience with prismatica has been with native or seed-grown
plants. Could it be that they resent disturbance and moving? Were your
plants bare root or in a container?
Bill Shear
Department of Biology
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampden-Sydney VA 23943
(804)223-6172
FAX (804)223-6374
email<bills@mail.hsc.edu>
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