Re: [Fwd: Re: Blooming ahead of time?]

Hi Carol.  I wrote a note last night saying:  "Boltonia?!!!  In 
a container?  Wow."   Then I thought that was inappropriate 
~ for all I knew your containers were huge.  

I've been growing both (pink & white) for several years here.  I 
love the way they look ~ millions of small daisy-like flowers 
sort of floating there on a rather delicate tracery of foliage.  
*but* they are floppy as hell & I'm getting really annoyed with 
all the floppiness.  I'm moving them to see if I can find 
something stronger to lean them against.  The pink are floppier 
than the snowbank.  However ~  prepare yourself for a big plant. 
Not only do they get to 5' without breaking a sweat they get 
w - i  - d  - e.  

I suggest putting something else in the pot and move the 
boltonia into an empty spot in the back of the border.

Jaime
> what is your experience w/boltonia.  I planted several boltonia
> asteroides (Snow Bank??) this summer.  They sound great -- but have
> never grown them before.  I put two of them and one Stella d'oro in a
> whiskey barrel  (which is probably overcrowding too much -- since I did
> not realize boltonias got so large -- 5 ft?).... and a single one in a
> smaller pot  
> 
> 
> carol
> 
> 
jknoble@warwick.net
Z6/5, NW NJ
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