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Was Romneya coulteri, now Salvia patens

At 12:08 PM 7/22/98 +1000, you wrote:
>     Also does anyone have experience with Salvia patens - it is looking 
>     very sad at the moment - can I also prune it back now or should I wait 
>     until it reshoots in the Spring?
>     
>     Susan 

Susan:

Determine if the vascular system is still viable before cutting back.  This
species is tuberous and has thickened rhizomes.  It may have responded to
local conditions and decided it wants a rest until the next good growing
conditions resume.  It usually sprouts from nodes underground, but if the
wood above ground is still green, it could sprout there as well.  You can
safely cut back floral stems.

If it doesn't want to grow with fertilization or watering, stop feeding it
and give it a rest.

I'm still at a loss for determining its ideal growing conditions, especially
for sustained growth and bloom.  I've killed them during North Carolia
summers with both excess kindness and by starving them.  Sometimes smaller
plants do better than larger ones, and sometimes the opposite, so I try to
have plants in three different stages of growth.

Incidentally, does anyone know of a source of these plans in quantity?  An
acquaintance at NC State University needs at least 100 plants for a study.
Seeds  may be as good as plants.

Rich Dufresne
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