Re: more bulbs
- Subject: Re: more bulbs
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 17:49:29 -0400
Marilyn,
I read that article...a good one. Montrose is near Raleigh NC - zone
8. It's just that much south of me that I have to think about some
things that are bone hardy there...might or might not be here.
In addition to not knowing if the Sternbergias are totally hardy, one
reason I have them in a pot is the dry summer dormancy requirement.
I suppose if I put them under the roof overhang, they might stay dry
here in a "normal" summer...but. We get torrential downpours and
thunderstorms and a good summer has fairly regular rain...dry it is
not. Now, we also have some years of just plain drought, but you
never know.
Sorry, can't help on the gingers...my one foray there was a disaster;
ordered and received as fall shipment; potted and kept in greenhouse
for winter and watered it too much and it rotted :-( Mean to try
again one of these years. Did learn they do not like wet soil and
cool/cold temperatures...
Wonder if they have to get mature enough to bloom or something?
Someone else on this list must know about these plants.....
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
> Marge, Claire, Al, Bill & All,
>
> The article was written by Nancy Goodwin and concerned all the
autumn bulbs
> she grows in her North Carolina garden (Montrose). Everything was
hardy for
> her, but I don't know what zone she is in. I'm going to give the
> Sternbergias a try - maybe a pot would be the way to go. The
required dry
> summer dormancy is not a problem that way. There are lots of
others she
> writes about too, so I'm just going to have some fun. Thanks
everyone for
> your comments. It seems not many people grow autumn flowering
bulbs.
>
> Now, how about hardy (zone 7) Gingers (Hedychium)? I planted 3
different
> species (H. gardnerianum, H. coronarium & H. greenii) in May. 2
grew very
> tall with no blooms. One didn't come up until late August. I
don't know
> whether to leave them outside and let them go dormant or bring them
into a
> cool greenhouse and try to keep the foliage intact. Can anyone
give me an
> idea what is best so they will bloom (and smell heavenly) next
summer?
>
> Thanks, Marilyn
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