Re: More Ipomoea Questions
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- Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 11:06:19 -0600
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blackie requires full sun for best growth, tri-color needs partial shade,
full sun will burn the foliage, marquirite does best in partial shade,full
sun will also burn the foliage. partial shade(or partial sun) would mean
morning sun. avoid south or west exposure. this would be too harsh
........christain :)
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From: JErnst209@aol.com <JErnst209@aol.com>
To: seeds-list@eskimo.com <seeds-list@eskimo.com>
Date: Thursday, December 10, 1998 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: More Ipomoea Questions
>In a message dated 12/10/98 11:00:44 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>Tim.Chavez@Wichita.BOEING.com writes:
>
><< Since I haven't run into a
> shade loving Ipomoea before I wonder if this one too needs full sun and
> persistent defense against aphids and Spider mites. >>
>
>
>Tim,
>
>I don't know about them being FULL sun lovers, in practice. I had four or
five
>pots of all three varieties this past summer. The ones that received only
>PARTIAL sun, say about 3-4 hours, did the best. They had the best color,
the
>most foliage. Keep in mind that I had them planted with mixed company, as
>well.
>
>It's also important to note that my definition of full sun is ALL DAYLIGHT
>HOURS--as I am shade challenged.
>
>Karen Ernst
>
>
