Re: New Plants for spring

Gene,

I grow Calycanthus 'Athens' and several other Calycanthus in heavy clay, pH
approx. 5.2.  ( 4.3- 5.6 depending on the spot. No problems except what
looks like phytophthora in a wet spot.

Daryl in Georgia, North of Atlanta, Zone 7



----- 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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