Re: crocosmia, chelone and achemenes
- Subject: Re: crocosmia, chelone and achemenes
- From: G*
- Date: Sun, 12 Aug 2001 08:08:03 -0400
Hello Dee Ann,
Evansville is only a couple of hours for here... strange how you can get such
different results with your planting of crocosmia than I... I must have not been
holding my mouth right when I purchased them for JoAn this spring. They are in her
raised beds with decent soil, full sun, mulch, have been a bit on the dry side due
to lack of rain here, but she has watered her beds to hold down stress. Still a
bit of puzzlement here .....
Chelone is just setting buds here. Think I need to try some of the white
blooming ones and perhaps one of the more unusual cultivars or species. I like
these stiffly upright plants with good foliage that nothing seems to bother. Sure
are easy to grow and bloom is always dependable.
The devil got me long time ago.... This one is too far back for you, but I
became a member of the "church of what's happening now" through the rev Geraldine
(Flip Wilson on TV). "The devil made me do it"... and still does to this day.
Do come visit.. still keeping that Pepsi in the cooler for you,
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Dee Ann Scheller <dee.ann.scheller@juno.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2001 11:04 AM
Subject: crocosmia, chelone and achemenes
> Gene, Bill, Susan,Bob and all lovers of croscsmia,
>
> Here in the south west corner of Indiana, Evansville, Crocosmia are
> blooming their exotic little hearts out. My foliage is in great shape,
> and I do absolutely nothing extraordinary to help them along. I received
> the original corms from a friend, planted immediately in my amended clay
> soil, in early spring I scatter Preem and mulch and NEVER water this
> particular bed.(not that I don't think they would do better if I
> did--BUT-- I have too many beds and this one would take 3 or more hoses
> to reach) altho no expert, I feel the secret is the mulch which helps
> cool the soil ect. I leave the corms (TUBERS) in the ground all winter.
> (altho I must dig my Canna)
>
> Chelone is now in full bloom here, and I enjoy it tremendously. (here
> again, no watering but a little morning shade)
>
> My purple Achemenes are all blooming in their hanging baskets and looking
> very nice. This is a great old plant, do many of you grow them?
>
> Gene, your Anemone and Aconitum sound so nice together, now you have me
> lusting after yet more plants. (the devil will get you) some spring day
> I will certainly come visit your gardens, they sound so inviting.
>
> Dee Ann
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