giving plants what they want
- Subject: giving plants what they want
- From: Linda L Wallpe l*@juno.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Jan 2003 16:46:56 -0500
Linda of Leming TX (south of San Antonio),
wrote:
"I find that if I determine what the native habitat is for a plant and
try to
duplicate it, that they do much better. An example would be plants that
need a long growing season or frost free climate, grow either in pots and
bring inside for the winter or cover with a makeshift greenhouse to keep
it
warm. It's easier to keep something warm than it is to keep it cool, at
least here.">>>>>
This is such excellent advice. I've found that this holds true with
daffodils. If I know that a certain hybrid has been bred from a certain
species and plant the hybrid in a similar micro-climate in my gaden, it
does much better. Example, Divison 6 is for cyclamineous hubrids.
Generally they bloom early, in soil that never dries out completely.
They can be successsfully planted under deciduous trees as don't leaf out
until after the foliage has started ripening.
A lot of the great plant hunters are introducing plants from China.
Elevation is frequently mentioned in their descriptions of where the
plants were collected. How do any of you use this information,
compensate for it in your gardens? Anyone have a formula?
Linda Wallpe
Cincinnati, Ohio 6A
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