RE: perennials DIGEST V3 #42

It helps to establish hydrangeas in the spring in zone 5b and to water
well and regularly the first summer (this year I included some polymer
water retention crystals in the soil just under the root ball). The
oakleaf is one of the hardiest, so getting it established is the main
problem and usually more a question of moisture than of cold. The
russian sage needs excellent drainage and then it is sufficiently hardy,
but again I would start in spring.


Susan

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perennials DIGEST       Wednesday, July 28 2004       Volume 03 : Number
042



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        Re: a question

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Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 15:38:55 -0400
From: "Merri Morgan" <mmorgan@blazingaccess.com>
Subject: Re: a question

Isabelle, in my experience in zone 5b, neither oakleaf hydrangea nor
perovskia establish well with fall planting.  Even with spring planting,
I have found the hydrangea often dies over the winter, though once you
can get good sized plants established, they are fully hardy here.
Merri Morgan
zone 5b, WV
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From: "Isabelle Rawich" <bhayes@catskill.net>
To: "perennials" <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:09 PM
Subject: a question


> Greetings:  I received the White Flower Farms catalogue for the fall
> planting;
>
> they have plants I want and haven't seen in my local nurseries, like
> perovskia, and oak leaf hydrangea;
>
> I have bought from them in the past, and their plants are good sized,
> but many of them failed to be perennial after a year or so; they did
> either give me a credit or plants to replace those that were lost
> however;
>
> now, I find that I could spend almost $500 if I ordered everything I
> wanted, but don't want to spend more than necessary;
>
> my question to this list is does anyone knows a better way to get
these
> plants for fall planting?
>
> TIA
>
> Isabelle Hayes
>
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