Re: Artemisia tridentata in Michigan?

I can't say for sure, but I would think the rain itself would kill off most
sagebrushes.  We lived in Corrales, New Mexico for 3 1/2 years and the enemy
of most desert natives is too much water.  Although they are adapted to
nighttime cold and frost, they do not like too much water, and we had to
alter our California habits of supplemental watering with many of the plants
we were before unfamiliar with.  The average precipitation was 5-6 inches,
including the summer "monsoons" and the winter snow.  It never hurts to try
something, but I wouldn't get my hopes too high.
Karrie Reid
Folsom Foothill Gardener
----- Original Message -----
From: "Richard Dufresne" <salvia@direcway.com>
To: <MEDIT-PLANTS@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, October 08, 2003 8:39 PM
Subject: Artemisia tridentata in Michigan?


> --- James Szidik <szidikj@chartermi.net> wrote:
> > From: "James Szidik" <szidikj@chartermi.net>
> > To: <bvanachterberg@yahoo.com>
> > Subject: RG101
> > Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 10:06:46 -0400
> >
> > We love the smell of western sagebrush both
> > Artemisia tridentata or tridentata.    We live on
> > the west coast of Michigan in very sandy soil.  The
> > climate is probably clost to that of Sante Fe New
> > Mexico.  Tops in Summer is 95F and in winter 0 to
> > 25F.  We have approx 30 ot 40 inches of rain
> > annually.   Can I grow any variety of Sagebrush in
> > my climate and which one variety may do better.  We
> > would prefer a lower bush to a taller one.  If so
> > where could I procure the seeds or plants?
> >
> > Please pass on to those who may have experience in
> > these matters.
> >
> > thanks
> >
> > Jim Ssidik
>
> Ths was a plea posted on Alpine-L that I thought members of the Medit
group
> might also be able to help on.
>
> Can anyone offer advice on this, considering the more humid and cloudy
> conditions in western Michigan?  I am sure that the high desert gets nice
> and cold at night, even in the summer, because of the clear skies and dry
air.
>
> I get lots of requests about growing Salvia apiana in North Carolina, and
> generally discourage it because the buildup of dense bases on the plants
> with persistent dead leaves works against the plant on hot, humid nights,
> offering refugia for pests and fungus on plants that like chilly summer
> nights.  Sout African sages suffer from the same problem.  I don't know if
> Artemisia will suffer the same fate.
>
> Richard F. Dufresne
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