Re: instead of forsythia
- Subject: Re: instead of forsythia
- From: T* a* M* R*
- Date: Thu, 02 May 2002 19:52:50 +1200
Glenn Breayley wrote:
>
> >
> >The question was raised whether Kerria japonica needs winter chill to bloom
> >successfully. I grew it for years in Oakland, a mild-winter area, and it
> >bloomed extremely well.
> >
> >I had it for quite a few years. Frost free, mild winters. It survived, but
> always looked scrappy & never gave much in the way of flowers. I attributed
> it to not enough winter cold & ditched it in the end. Do you grow the Sedum
> ' Autumn Joy' .? That would be a good indicator - much the same happened for
> me with that. If you get good results with it the Kerria could work well
> with you.
Glenn
Autumn Joy does particularly well for me, as do several of the more
modern large Sedum hybrids also. They will grow here in either sun or
partial shade, but seem to prefer the cooler situation, where they are
noticeably more vigorous.
And though I have never grown Kerria in my own garden I have in the past
seen it in other local gardens flowering well.
Moira
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Tony & Moira Ryan
Wainuiomata - at the Southern tip of North Island, NZ,
Lat 41°15'S, Long 174°58'E (Antipodes of Spain/Southern France)
