Re: Verbascum questions
Nan,
According to Sunset Western Garden, Verbascum do best in full sun and
need little water. Perhaps you were overly generous with the water?
Betty
Nan Sterman wrote:
>
> I'm thinking about my failures with verbascum this past year and wondering
> how to take a different approach. Aren't verbascum Helen Johnson and the
> recent showy varieties supposed to be perennial? In my garden, they seemed
> to die after a short stint. I had one in a part-sun, medium water spot,
> another in a full sun lower water spot, and one in a pot in my holding
> area. They all seemend to shrivel up and die.
>
> What do you all suggest before I give up? What conditions do they seem to
> thrive in?
>
> Nan
>
> P.S. I am in the cursed 364 day a year growing zone with no seasons, no
> winter break, and no time to sit by the fire and read catalogs. I could
> use a little sympathy here.... : }
>
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> Nan Sterman
> San Diego County California
> Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
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