Re: Potentilla
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Potentilla
- From: "* L* <n*@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 18:47:32 CDT
>From: "Tom Clothier" <manytimes@anet-chi.com>
>To: <nlowe@hotmail.com>
>Subject: Re: Potentilla
>Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 08:53:07 -0500
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>From: Nancy Lowe <nlowe@hotmail.com>
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>>or 4 stems, about 2 1/2 feet long, with a few very small blossoms on
the
>>tips. The rest of the stem is bare, and pretty much grows
horizontally.
>>Any ideas what I'm doing wrong, or is this just the habit of this
plant=
>?
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>Many of the Potentillas grow from 2 to 4 ft tall and then just lay down
>to smother the competition and to drop their seeds away from the
>mother plant. These must be caged or staked and tied in order to
>remain presentable. Two of the worst offenders are P. reptans
>and P. atrosanguinea 'Meltons Fire'. See photos at:
>http://www.anet-chi.com/~manytimes/photoalb.htm
>
>I like P. megalantha which does not exceed 10" in height, and is
>very well behaved.
>
>manytimes,
>tom
>zone 5a, NE Illinois, -21=BAF Min
>http://www.anet-chi.com/~manytimes
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