Re: Liatris question
- Subject: Re: Liatris question
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 29 May 2002 13:21:32 EDT
In a message dated 5/29/2002 7:28:22 AM Central Daylight Time,
krisplunk1@yahoo.com writes:
> I planted liatris tubers yesterday. They seemed
> awfully dry and hard. Should I maybe have soaked them
> in water to plump them up?
>
> Thanks
> Kris P IL
>
No need to do that they will grow fast once they start. Were people go wrong
is planting them to deep. They are not bulbs and should not be planted more
than 1.5 inch deep. In the wild most species grow in shallow rocky soils
were the rhizomes are exposed or just under the soil surface.
Paul
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