Re: Monarda questions
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From: Bob & Georgia Parker <ashbroke@ici.net>
To: <perennials@mallorn.com>
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 1999 9:09 AM
Subject: Monarda questions
I have grown Cambridge Scarlet and Marshall's Delight monarda, and found the
Cambridge Scarlet to spread rampantly to about 10 times its original area
over 3 years. Dug it out (still digging stragglers) and moved both to
fuller sun with afternoon shade, but the Cambridge Scarlet was still
spreading like crazy, so its in the compost. The Marshall's Delight spreads
much more slowly, and has little problem with powdery mildew. Cambridge
Scarlet mildewed badly.
I notice that I have a problem with ducks laying around in the gardens,
knocking down various plants. Maybe something like that is the source of
your problem.
Hal Lanktree
Rochester, Michigan (Zone 5b)
hlanktree@mindspring.com
...
We have 2
> groupings of (3 each) monarda plants in different areas. The
Cambridgeview
> Scarlet (I believe that's the right name) is a more compact plant than the
> Raspberry Wine. Both have been growing by leaps and bounds (no buds
> however). They get equal water and care. But for the past several weeks
we
> have found that many mornings we find an entire stalk of the Raspberry
Wine
> plants just lying on the ground, with no visible signs of chewing or other
> pest damage. This morning one of the stalks was not even wilted.
Sometimes
> they are more wilted than other times (probably by how long they have been
> lying there overnight). But the rest of the plant is healthy and standing
> tall. We are quite mystified by what is causing this. We have ruled out
> mildew (both are mildew-resistant strains I believe anyway) and have also
> tried to water often enough so they don't dry out (here in the Boston area
> it has been a long dry spell). The other grouping of monarda has not done
> this. These are both first year plants, btw. The ones which are affected
> are from Bluestone and the others from a local nursery. But the affected
> ones are putting out nice new growth and do not seem to be diseased in any
> way. Both are in mulched beds.
>
> Any ideas gratefully received! Thanks.
>
>
>
> Bob & Georgia Parker
> a*@ici.net
> Foxborough MA
>
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