Re: Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
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- Subject: Re: [SG] Ligularia (formerly What type of groundcover do I use??)
- From: M* T*
- Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2000 20:17:03 -0400
Diann,
If you're in z 5, you might want to pot that L. tussilaginea
'Cristata' up for winter. I also fell for that plant, but it did
not make it over winter here in z7 - and a mild one, at that and in a
pretty protected spot on top of it all.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Diann Barbee Thoma <diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Date: Friday, August 18, 2000 10:14 AM
>
> I was trying to get out of a local nursery alive and well when I
spotted the
> most incredible Ligularia, and had to have one. It's called L.
tussilaginea
> 'Cristata,' officially described as "Silvery crests with pink
highlights
> adorn this Japanese cultivar. Flowers very late with orange-yellow
> daisy-like flowers. Partial shade to morning sun. Zones 4-9." I
will add
> that the leaves are slightly larger than the Othello, but are
hugely ruffled
> with great substance. Echoes a nearby ruffled Heuchera nicely.
However, at
> least at this point, the "pink highlights" is pure poetic license
and does
> not (yet?) appear on my plant.
>
> Saw a stand (~10-12 plants) of flowering Othello that was awesome.
>
> And yes (1) LOTS of water, especially the first year here in z5b-I
dump
> about 1/2 gallon per plant every 2-3 days for the first summer at
least; and
> (2) they're a main course for slugs, yum yum. I have a Desdemona
surrounded
> by copper and even that one is swiss cheese (and in spite of
maintaining
> slug bait around it).
>
> Diann
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: PRIMROSES [s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU] On
Behalf Of
> Jennifer A. Bishop
> Sent: Thursday, August 17, 2000 10:31 PM
> To: shadegardens@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
> Subject: Re: [SG] What type of groundcover do I use??
>
> At 20:32 8/17/2000 EDT, you wrote:
> >In a message dated 8/17/00 5:02:12 PM Central Daylight Time,
jb@AWNET.COM
> >writes:
> >
> ><< Heurchellas..
> > they are beautiful... or any of the Ligularies >>
> >
> >
> >These are beautiful plants and I have tried Ligularies twice in my
Gulf
> >Coast, Zone 9 garden and they just can't take the summers. I
believe it
> has
> >something to do with the humidity combined with the heat - not
really sure.
> >
> >
>
> Ligularies love water. They need shade from hot burning sun. The
humidity
> should not really bother them but perhaps the heat does, but I
would give
> them lots and lots of water. Even in my Zone 3 garden when they
get dry
> and it is a very hot day (we have a very dry heat here) they wilt
very
> badly, but as soon as I give them some water they perk right up
again. I
> grow The Rocket of course and Orthello (which has a very ugly
flower and
> gets cut off). They seem to be very prone to slug damage as well.
This has
> the only down fall to this plant for me. I entend to get all the
Ligularies
> that will survive in my zone for my collection, mix them.
>
> Joe here are some Hosta that I would think would work in your Zone
9 garden.
> I know that they need the 'chill time'. What is the coldest temp
you would
> get in your 'dormant season'. The greenhouses normally chill the
temps to
> around 33 or so degrees for their Hosta. But some of the
yellow/charteuse
> colours hosta LOVE the sun and in fact show their best when they
are given
> lots of sun. Again I think moisture is the key here.
>
> Best Regards
> Jennifer
> Zone 3
> WPG MB CA
