Re: New plant,,,now what?
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- Subject: Re: New plant,,,now what?
- From: G*
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 1999 08:28:19 -0500
Hello Kris,
Hellebores can be divided. Dig up the entire crown and as much of the root
system as you can manage. Wash with a hose to get rid of the soil so you
can see the crown clearly. Can be pretty woody and hard to cut, but try for
one or more eyes on each division with decent roots. I would do mine in
spring just before or just as the spring growth cycle begins. Can be done
in autumn as well, but I like spring for the long growth period.
Having said that, is there some reason to divide other than more plants?
The longer they are not disturbed the more beautiful they become with the
number of blooms and leaves increasing each year. Each to his own in the
garden, but I would purchase another plant before I would touch the ones I
have.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
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> From: ks <bayvu@worldnet.att.net>
> Subject: New plant,,,now what?
> Date: Tuesday, March 23, 1999 11:07 PM
>
> Nancy,
>
> I love my Lithodora difussa; the blue is one of a kind. It doesn't bloom
for a
> very long time but it grows pretty quickly in my garden. Making the
> display better every year. I have it as a ground cover for fall blooming
> Crocus. I'm having trouble rooting cuttings though or growing them on if
> they do root, any advice.
>
> My Helloborus gets only mid-day sun, tolerates a great deal of drought
and
> is growing next to a concrete wall so it must be getting some alkalinity
> from the mortar. It seems to bloom for a long time. Is this a plant that
> could be divided? and when is the best time - autumn?
>
> Happy growing,
> Kris in northern CA
>
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