Re: Hepatica was: drought tolerant
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- Subject: Re: Hepatica was: drought tolerant
- From: "* T* <m*@clark.net>
- Date: Wed, 11 Aug 1999 01:00:13 -0400
Gene - or anyone who knows....
I came away from a nursery tour with a plant of Hepatica asiatica var.
japonica this spring, tempted by the foliage - bloom had either passed or
it is too young to bloom. It is still sitting in a pot waiting for me to
figure out where to put it. Do you know anything about this one? Can't
seem to find any information specific to it. Like, what kind of conditions
it prefers?
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: GeneBush <genebush@otherside.com>
> Date: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 8:20 AM
>
> Hello Kris,
> You would probably not classify any of the three as "drought
tolerant"
> in the sense of cactus.... but. Uvularia and Hepatica are both native
here.
> In this region we almost always go through long periods of hot and dry
with
> the roots of the trees and shrubs providing shade sucking up what
moisture
> remains. Uvularia and Hepatica are out in the garden green as can be
right
> now. Never had any problems with loosing them during prolonged dry
spells.
> Monkshood will take some dry ONCE established, but dos enjoy plenty of
deep
> humus to get it through the hot and dry. Giving it a bit more shade
helps.
> Help any?
> Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
> around the woods - around the world
> genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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