Re : drought tolerant Hostas
- Subject: Re : drought tolerant Hostas
- From: G* C*
- Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 09:34:56 +0200
Hi all,
I would like to thank you all for your answers about the hostas in medit
climate.
As Moira says, at least, in these hot climates, slugs and snails are less
invasive.
I found a tremendous site for hostas : Giboshi.com
Chantal,
Ermenonville till november the 5th
and Montpellier for the rest of my life
France
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>De : trevorn@torrens.tafe.sa.edu.au
>À : chantal.guiraud@wanadoo.fr, medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
>Objet : Re: drought tolerant Hostas
>Date : Ven 24 aoû 2001 5:06
>
>I grow a few Hostas in the ground successfully despitre our hot dry,
L-O-N-G summers. These are seedlings of H seiboldiana. I cannot say they
always look convincingly happy. I have much better luck with potted clumps
of hybrids. i can control the watering better, there is no competition from
nearby trees and shrubs, and they are mobile colour features. Without doubt
the best is SUM AND SUBSTANCE. FRANCIS WILLIAMS is hopeless - the leaves
have no substance and shrivel in full shade if the air gets dry. I also grow
CHRISTMAS TREE, WIDE BRIM, MIDAS TOUCH, GOLD STANDARD. double white and
several others quite satisfactorilly in large tubs.
>
>Trevor Nottle
>Manager-Education
>TAFE Horticulture Centre
>505 Fullarton Road
>Netherby
>South Australia 5062
>AUSTRALIA
>
>Tel. 61 +8 +8372 6801 Fax. 61 +8 +8372 6888
