Re: Liriope & ophiopogon
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Liriope & ophiopogon
- From: N* L*
- Date: Wed, 02 Dec 1998 22:45:35 CST
Diana wrote:
>Waaaaa....they simply won't grow. And they won't die, either.
>Information about them is scarce, so I don't know if they simply don't
>like our cooler temps (my suspicion) or if I'm truely doing something
>wrong.
>I've heard that they grow wonderfully as ground covers in the east.
>ANY info would be appreciated.
Boy, Diana, I can't believe I can grow something you can't!! I have
liriope that was here when we moved into the house 15 years ago. It is
growing in an absolutely awful mixture of clay and gravel (I think the
builder just put plastic on top of construction rubble and stuck the
liriope in holes in the plastic). It's in a fairly shaded spot, and our
soil is pretty consistently acidic. Lots of heat and humidity in the
summer (well, so far this winter, too). It gets mulched by nature with
pine straw, and I cut it back to the ground every spring. As you say,
they won't die. Maybe the greenhouse conditions are too kind? I really
think it's the only thing I've grown that I haven't killed at least
once.
Hey, how did the woodworking class go? Are you going to be using what
you learned to build the pergola? I sure hope I get to your neck of the
woods one of these days, I'd love to see your place!
Nancy Lowe
Arkansas, zone 7
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