| David, et al
How do you think it would perform if I were to plant it at the base of a purple-leaved Dodonea and trained it up through it? --- On Sat, 1/15/11, Pamela Steele <pamela.steele@re-taste.com> wrote:
From: Pamela Steele <pamela.steele@re-taste.com>
Subject: Kennedia
To: "Medit-Plants" <medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011, 11:55 AM
Hi
David
Yes the 'acidic' bit scares me!. I found it at a
local garden centre lost among the other climbers, Bouganvillea, et
al. I think it had been in the pot a while but it looked
good. I was wondering if I should prune it ...now just after planting. By the
way do you use Mycorrhizal fungi when you are
planting?
Pamela
From: david feix
[mailto:davidfeix@yahoo.com]
Sent: 15 January 2011 18:16
To:
Medit-Plants
Subject: Re: Kennedia
Pamela, This is a rampantly growing Australian vine with quite vivid
flowering, that is pretty hardy once it is established. I've had it die
on me, however, when I kept it a bit too long in the container before planting
out, so it is very sensitive to drought stress in a container, similar to many
Melaleucas and Leptosperums. I would suggest going light on the
fertilizers, use a time release type or organic slower releasing types such as
cottonseed meal or alfalfa meal, and avoid phosphorus in the mix, as they are
sensitive. I wouldn't plant this next to anything that you don't want
overgrown and entangled, as it is a fast grower once in the ground. If
you give it room to grow, pruning would only be to contain it or neaten it
up. It is commonly used here in California more as a ground cover than a
vine for fences/walls, which would require a bit of training. It prefers
more acidic soil conditions, will this be a problem at your garden? It
also has a reputation for being somewhat short lived, but in flower it is
pretty spectacular! Here's a link to the info from the San Marcos
Wholesale Nursery in Goleta, Ca., link: http://www.smgrowers.com/products/plants/plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=3451
From: Pamela Steele
<pamela.steele@re-taste.com>
To: Medit-Plants
<medit-plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Sat, January 15, 2011 9:38:36
AM
Subject:
Kennedia
Is anyone growing
Kennedia coccinea? I can find very little information about pruning,
fertilizing etc. Any advice appreciated.
Pamela
Costa Blanca, ES
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