Re: New Plants for spring

Thanks for that info, Gene.  I know at least two people that have old
Calycanthuses in their yards, and at least one of them has soil on the acid
side, though it is the normal WV clay and not the weird sand I have.
Merri Morgan
Zone 5b, WV

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 8:24 AM
Subject: Re: New Plants for spring


> Hello again Merri,
>     Do not know if this is of any help or not.... When we were listening
to
> Bill Hendricks of Klyn Nurseries give a presentation woodies for our area,
> he mentioned Calycanthus Athens as wanting neutral to sweet soil. We grow
> several, but not Athens as yet, calycanthus here and they are old
"classics"
> in this area. If you are highly acidic that did not bode well for the
shrubs
> future.
>     Just a though to peruse.
>     Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Yes, of course I had the ph checked.  Soils here are acidic--about 5.7,
> > Gardening here has been an adventure, and still is.  Last season I lost
a
> > Calycanthus 'Athens' within three months of buying it from Noble Plants.
> I
> > had lost the straight species in a different spot several years ago, but
> > thought I'd try again.  I can see no rhyme or reason why some plants
grow
> > here and some fail--even within the same genus and sometimes even
> cultivars
> > of the same species.  It keeps things exciting, I guess.  On the plus
> side,
> > the soil is very easily worked, the rocks are picturesque, and my water
> > comes from a powerful spring that comes to my gardens and house by
gravity
> > feed.
> > Merri Morgan
>
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