Re: [SG] ligularia
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- Subject: Re: [SG] ligularia
- From: M* T* <m*@CLARK.NET>
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 04:34:01 -0400
Well, I've been waiting for someone who actually knew the answer to your
question to reply, but if they've done it - I've missed it. So, FWIW...
'The Rocket' will grow in average garden soil as long as you keep it moist.
It will droop like mad when it gets hot, no matter how much you water, but
it's a lovely plant, nonetheless.
I don't know how it would do in a bog. I moved my 'Desdemona' to my new
"bog" (really more of a damp) garden last fall and see two leaves emerging,
so it stood really wet soil over winter.
Both are ligularias, but different species, so I don't know if they would
respond the same to lack of good drainage. Christopher Lloyd seems to
think the entire genus does well "on any soil or site, well drained or not"
(The Well-Tempered Garden)...so maybe it will.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: M R W <mrwill1@JUNO.COM>
> Date: Monday, March 29, 1999 5:48 PM
>
> I've been looking at Ligularia "The Rocket" for quite a while now and
> just took the plunge and ordered it. My question: I know it needs
> moisture; is it "moist and well-drained soil" that it needs, or can it
> take ground that's soggy, especially in winter?
>
> Thanks--
> Mary
> MO, zone 6
