Re: Liatris question
- Subject: Re: Liatris question
- From: M*@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 30 May 2002 14:24:43 EDT
In a message dated 5/30/2002 11:58:54 AM Central Daylight Time,
mygarden@easystreet.com writes:
>
> Paul, I am amazed that Liatris are not bulbs. They sure looked like it
> when I planted 100 of them! Now I'm wondering if what I have 25 gallon
> pots
> of is something else? I've never grown it before, only seen it in other
> gardens and had no idea what the underground parts looked like. Maybe the
> difference is between the wild species you mention and cultivated ones.
> I'm
> afraid I've planted them much deeper than 1.5 inches too......I wonder if
> whatever it is will flower.
> Marilyn Dube'
>
They look somewhat like bulbs don't they-but they are rhizomes like Iris.
They will still grow if you plant them 6 inches deep but you might end up
with stunted top growth. One year I got some as gifts from a Dutch company
and they said plant them 8 inches deep- that won't work to well. 2 inches
seems to work very well with the larger plants and they can grow to have good
sized "bulbs" That you can cut up with a sharp knife in the spring if you
need more plants.
Paul
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