Re: Mertensia
- Subject: Re: Mertensia
- From: B*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 10:44:49 EST
In a message dated 2/27/02 10:16:35 AM Eastern Standard Time,
genebush@otherside.com writes:
> Yep, Virginia bluebells can be tough, but I would not recommend that
> treatment as "normal" handling. Can't help but feel that better handling
> would give a better plant performance. We all have stories, myself
> included, that have left their hosta or daylilies in the trunk of the car or
> the garage for a year, then threw them on top of the compost pile and seen
> wonderful blooms from a resurrected rhizome.
That's true, Gene. And I'm sure some didn't survive the handling I described.
But Mertensia virginica is not all that difficult a plant to grow.
> Here, my bluebells are beginning to emerge in the warmer areas of the
> gardens.... tiny purple-black rosettes of foliage against the pure white of
> our snow....
You're warmer than we are here in Cincinnati, Gene. I've looked but seen no
sign yet that the bluebells are beginning to emerge. And just as well too
with the sudden return of winter temperatures.
Bill Lee z6a
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