Re: liatris
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: liatris
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 19:28:43 EST
In a message dated 3/8/99 1:33:32 PM Central Standard Time,
SSaxton@Schwabe.com writes:
<< I have a nearly 3 year old plant of Liatris (white variety). I noticed
this
year as I was weeding that it has sort of pushed itself out of the ground,
looking woody, coming up much like iris do. Is that normal growth for them?
It's in a sloped bed, so has the soil eroded there and it needs to be
covered up?
>>
Yes this is normal for the Liatris, I would cover it again to a depth of 1/4
an inch
the blazing stars tend to lose all roots over the winter and all that is left
is the rhizome. So when doing spring clean up it's real easy to pull the
entire plant out of the ground when pulling on the old stems. So just replant
them and cover about 1/4 an inch. Most of these plants are tough and easy to
work with.
Paul Henjum
Specialty Perennials
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