Re: Artemesia 'Powis Castle'
- Subject: Re: Artemesia 'Powis Castle'
- From: A*
- Date: Sun, 24 Mar 2002 17:30:19 -0500
I'm in MA and haven't been able to keep one of these. But it's far colder
here than LI. Judy Warner
----- Original Message -----
From: jaime <jknoble@warwick.net>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2002 5:09 PM
Subject: 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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