RE: Epilobium canum dieback?

I don't have much more experience with Epilobium than you do, but for two
years now the California fuchsia I have has died back completely each fall,
to return again with new growth in the winter/spring. I've been treating it
as a herbaceous perennial.

Cheryl
Santa Clara, Calif. (Silicon Valley)

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-medit-plants@ucdavis.edu [o*@ucdavis.edu]
On Behalf Of B. Garcia
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 3:25 PM
To: medit-plants
Subject: Epilobium canum dieback?


Last year, I planted out a few Epilobium canum (formerly Zauschneria). They
seemed to be doing OK, although they didn't grow much, and they seemed to
die back totally. While out planting a few new plants (Polycala x
dalmaisiana and Euphorbia stygiana), I noticed each one of the Epilobium now
has new sprouts just at soil level. All previous top growth died off. I was
wondering if this was common for E. canum to dieback after its first year
out only to resprout?


Thanks!


Barry Garcia
7 miles north east of Monterey, CA
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