Re: CULT: Companion plants
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- Subject: Re: CULT: Companion plants
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 May 1997 09:51:13 -0600 (MDT)
>The subject of companion plants for TBs is a thorny one. I would agree
>that daylilies are a bad match for TBs. Not only are the cultural
>requirements different but the robust foliage of the daylilies can smother
>the irises. On the other hand, I have found that Siberians and daylilies
>are better matched in terms of vigor and requirements. Ditto for spurias,
>if one selects varieties that are adapted to more summer moisture.
I have daylilies and Siberians planted together - Siberians are
sort of recessed with daylilies around them. I like to have
red, bright yellow, apricot, etc. daylilies or any color that
the SIBs don't have *yet*. :-)
>A good choice for later color would be any kind of lily--Asiatics,
>Orientals, or Trumpets. The stem-rooting types are not as good with irises
>because they thrive best when well mulched with loose organic matter. That
>would encourage rotting in the iris rhizomes. The foliage contrasts with
>the iris leaves rather nicely.
I have planned a new bed with Medians and Asiatic lilies...I do
not mulch Asiatics at any time of the year and I plant the Asiatics
in a slightly raised bed like the Medians...this bed is being
planted or at least the lily part this afternoon as soon as I
get out there with my tools trying to duck the rain. -(
> The Asiatics would follow closely after the
>latest irises.
That was my thinking but the new TBs are going elsewhere...
Ellen
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Ellen Gallagher \ e_galla@moose.ncia.net \ Lancaster, New Hampshire,USA
USDA Zone 3a \ Northern White Mountains\ AIS Region 1 {New England}
