RE: Comments please

Will it be a battle to keep the callirohe less wide than 6'?

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> From: Dean Sliger [d*@kode.net]
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 6:18 PM
> To: perennials@mallorn.com
> Subject: Re: Comments please
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> Susan,
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> Callirhoe involucrata, poppy mallow, is one of my favorite 
> plants; I have several of them in various beds.  It has a 
> large taproot like a parsnip from which the many rambling 
> stems spread out 3-6'.  The stems do not take root and are 
> produced new each year.  It's native to central North 
> American prairies where the rambling stems weave amongst the 
> grasses and other plants.   This is also how
> poppy mallow grows in the perennial bed, not unlike many of 
> the cranesbills.  The neon-fuchsia flowers randomly appear 
> amidst other plants, often creating dazzling combinations.  
> Apparently in nature, where I'm not there to put out 
> sprinklers every day, poppy mallow only blooms July-August 
> but all of mine are in bloom from mid-June until late 
> November when the hard killing frosts arrive.
> Although it will withstand drought conditions, as with any 
> plants it's a good idea to provide regular watering until the 
> plants are established.   Another plus for poppy mallow is 
> that, like many native prairie plants, it LIKES clay soils.
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> The only other plant on your list which I have is Chrysogonum 
> virginianum, goldenstar.  This is a plant native to eastern 
> U.S. deciduous woodlands.  It prefers light, or "high," shade 
> and tolerates poor, dry soil.  This is a good plant for that 
> out-of-the-way spot where nothing else will grow.  The 
> flowers are nothing to write home about unless you really 
> like little yellow flowers.  In my
> shade garden, where I use it -- along with lamiums -- as a 
> groundcover around hostas, the goldenstar is evergreen 
> although I'm not sure whether or not that is "normal."
> 
> Dean Sliger
> Warren, MI, USA
> Zone 6B
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