Re: [SG] ligularia
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] ligularia
- From: M* R* W* <m*@JUNO.COM>
- Date: Mon, 5 Apr 1999 16:40:02 -0500
Thanks, Marge. That sounds hopeful.
My plan was to adapt something someone (was it you, Gene?) said last fall
on using a buried child's wading pool to make a moisture bed for growing
primulas. I only have room for one ligularia so was hoping to dig a nice
big hole and line it with plastic to retain moisture rather than having
it drain away, since I know I won't water enough to make it happy
otherwise.
A bonus to this, I hope, would be to create damp edges around this for
other plants that like extra moisture but not as much as the ligularia.
Mary
zone 6
>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
>mtalt@clark.net
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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
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