RE: Romneya coulteri

Maybe you've already gotten this info (from AHS A-Z): Found in subchaparral and sage scrub in S. California and N. Mexico.  ....Grow in a border, or, where marginally hardy, against a warm, sunny wall. ... Grow in fertile well-drained soil in full sun sheltered from strong cold winds.  Provide a deep, dry winter mulch." difficult to establish and resent transplanting. Once established, may eventually spread vigorously by suckers. Usually cut to the base in winter; in warmer areas, pruning group 6 (that's a different book);  zone on yours os 7-8, no oither info.  

Diann

Pavlacky@cs.com wrote:

>I recently purchased this Romneya, after seeing it in all its glory at a 
>Daylily farm I was visiting.  I had no idea what this 7" tall white poppylike 
>beauty was,(it was not for sale).  I just got lucky to even identify it, but 
>now that I have tracked one down, all I am hearing from sources around me is 
>that it is SUCH a difficult plant to get started, and that it is SO hard to 
>propagate.  I have heard that it needs exceptional drainage, and that one 
>should cut it down to nearly the ground in late fall.  Does anyone have 
>anything else to add regarding the proper care of this plant?  How fast does 
>it grow?  Mine is about a foot tall.  Should I expect blooms next year?  
>I am going to have to yank something out in order to fit it in my bed, so I 
>want it to be very, very happy.    : )
>Thanks in advancem!
>
>SP
>zone 7
>


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