Re: Artemesia 'Powis Castle'

Wow!  Claire, you have no difficulty growing this plant all the way up 
there???  Now I think I'm really going crazy.  Here in Northern NJ, I've 
lost 2 (separate attempts) in a bed that has at least 6 other 
Artemesia cultivars that are doing great, including A. lud. 'Valerie 
Finnis'.  Drainage is excellent ~ it's nearly a scree bed that is 
devoted to herbs, a few alpines and other sun-lovers that require good 
drainage.

While discussing this dilemma with others, I discovered that most of 
them also had difficulty with it.  Since we are all in zone 6a or 5b we 
figured it wasn't especially cold hardy ~ perhaps especially without 
good snow cover, which we hadn't had those years I killed 'em.

Is it possible that there are different Artemesias floating around the 
trade, both referred to as 'Powis Castle', one hardier than the other?? 
It doesn't make sense for anyone to tissue culture these, since they 
are so easily cloned.  

Any ideas out there?   It's only important in that I am somewhat 
obsessed with certain genus collections, including Artemesia, and 
this is the only *#&$ one I can't get going.  Very irritating.  <g>

regards,
jaime, baffled over 'Powis Castle' but ready to try again.
 

On 24 Mar 2002, at 12:12,  ECPep@aol.com wrote:
 
> Therein lies a good point.  A. Powis Castle is dead easy to root. You can 
> make lots of plants from your trimmings.  Nearly 100% strikes from this 
> cultivar.


NW NJ,USDA zone 6/5

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