Re: Perennials In High Temps/Humidity
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- Subject: Re: Perennials In High Temps/Humidity
- From: B* C*
- Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 14:56:00 EDT
Marge, the first thing I do when I get interested in something is acquire
books on the subject. And I keep on acquiring anything I can afford that
strikes my fancy.
>From: "Marge Talt" <mtalt@clark.net>
>Would love to get my hands on those books...some day!
>
>Where I am isn't what I'd call extreme south - S. Carolina, Georgia,
>Louisiana, etc. are much different climates than mine, tho' mine
>falls into 'south' because of the hot, humid summer conditions (plus
>the fact that I'm just south of the Mason-Dixon line).
As I think I said, I've been in Baltimore in the summer, and although it
isn't nearly as bad as Alabama, it does leave me wondering how human beings
can survive in such a climate.
>Have little trouble growing plants rated to zones 5 and 6 and some
>4's...it's those plants who live comfortably in zones 2 and 3 that
>seem to not tolerate my climate. If there is a correlation between
>this and their repeated demise in my garden, then I figure I can use
>that zone designation as a red flag when it comes to considering
>plants, if you see what I mean. But, I may be out of my cotton
>pickin' mind and that's what I'm trying to find out:-)
>
>Now, if your night time temps stay up, next question is can you grow
>Cornus canadensis and what about Alchemilla alpina? And how's your
>humidity in summer? High, medium or low? Ours is the kind that
>walking out the door feels like you're entering a steam room, even if
>there hasn't been rain for a month...instant perspiration while
>standing stock still.
I I have identified Cornus canadensis correctly, it grows wild here-in spots
almost rampantly. I have not tried growing Alchemilla alpina, largely
because I've never seen it offered for sale. A. mollis does very well
though. Our humidity is something that people from other parts of Canada
complain about when they come here in the summer, but compared to yours it's
like the Sahara in the middle of a drought.
Bob Campbell
USDA 4
(most winters until recently)
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