Re: Plants that don't do too well for me
- Subject: Re: Plants that don't do too well for me
- From: C* P* L*
- Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2001 09:34:19 -0500
On Sep 09, Eva Thorn wrote:
> I had very good luck with Anemone ranunculoides and A. nemorosa in my Ohio
> garden (zone 5). They were planted under shrubs in leaf humus in an east
> facing location and increased quite well from year to year. I agree, they
> did whither away after a while, but not until after they had set seeds and
> they did come back strongly the following year.
It could be that my soil isn't loose enough or doesn't have enough organic
matter. What bugs me most is that I've never gotten blooms out of them.
I only get two or three scrawny leaves.
When they come up next spring I'll dig them up and amend the soil
considerably if they still look skimpy.
> Last year I moved to St. Charles, IL (also zone 5) and brought with me some
> potted Anemones. They are still in the pots because preparing the new beds
> has taken me longer than expected, but I will soon get them into the ground.
I'm veering off-topic here, but isn't that the way it always is with new
beds? It seems that I'm usually about a season later than I expected. :)
> This time they will go into a bed on the north side of the house, where they
> will have some morning and late afternoon sun. I do hope that they will
> adjust to their new home although the soil here does not contain as much
> organic material as their bed in Ohio.
Good luck! I'll try out your ideas!
Thanks,
Chris
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