Re: dwarf hosta
- Subject: Re: dwarf hosta
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 03:26:44 -0400
Most interesting, Susan. I have often wondered if those pots had any
insulating value as they appear to be made of something similar to
Styrofoam insulation board...probably a totally different formula of
whatever, but you know what I mean. Did you do anything to protect
the pot and roots over winter or just leave them to fend for
themselves?
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Susan Campanini <campanin@ntx1.cso.uiuc.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, May 01, 2001 2:24 PM
>
> A few posts ago there was some mention of dwarf hostas. I bought
> several last fall thanks to recommendations on the list, and I
planted them
> in some of those wonderful new containers that look like terra
cotta but are
> lightweight foam of some kind that can be left outside all year
without
> damage.
> This spring it is clear that they made it through our Midwestern
> winter (one that included a spell of near zero with no snow cover
early in
> December) and are doing great. I plan to add some annual new
guinea
> impatiens and coleus to the containers to brighten up an area
underneath a
> Japanese tree lilac when it isn't feasible to dig or build a raised
bed due
> to roots. The dwarf hostas make a nice addition and help beautify a
problem
> area.
>
> Susan and David in Urbana, Illinois, zone 5b
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