Re: Philadelphus "Natchez", shade, and garden size
- To: s*@gladstone.uoregon.edu, m*@ucdavis.edu
- Subject: Re: Philadelphus "Natchez", shade, and garden size
- From: "* G* <s*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 02:38:09 PDT
Hi Susannah
personally I have not had mildew problems on philadelphus and I grow a
number of species in semishaded conditions - they seem to be a pretty tough
lot generally - only problems that I find are that "Aurea" doesn't colour as
well and I probably miss out on some flowers
Susan George
McCrae, Vic, Aust
>From: susannah@gladstone.uoregon.edu
>Reply-To: susannah@gladstone.uoregon.edu
>To: medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Subject: Philadelphus "Natchez", shade, and garden size
>Date: Fri, 09 Jul 1999 13:05:02 -0700
>
>Speaking of Philadelphus...
>I was just given a Philadelphus "Natchez" as a birthday present this week.
>Oh boy, where am I going to put this giant thing in my tiny garden [600
>square FEET, not meters]?!
>
>The key question is, how much shade can it take? I have a dry area under a
>sweet gum tree, that gets SOME dappled sun, though not much. Also, is
>Philadelphus susceptible to powdery mildew? That sweet gum bed is perfect
>powdery mildew habitat, because of poor air circulation, so only the most
>resistant plants can grow there.
>
>I would appreciate hearing about anyone's experiences. It does seem like
>it'll be a lovely plant, but it's desperate to get out of its too-tight
>nursery pot at the moment!
>
>TIA,
>
>Susannah
>
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