Re: Astilbe Secrets
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Astilbe Secrets
- From: B* D*
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2000 18:41:59 -0500
Diann, I really know very little about astilbes except that I'm sure it's
time to divide my old plants (still haven't gotten around to it). No, they
don't grow for me in quasi-bog conditions--more like plain old dry shade,
same as (and in same bed with) the native wild geranium and epimediums
and some hostas. The bed gets almost no supplemental watering even during
drought years. The soil there is very good, however, and maybe that makes
the difference.
Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6
On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Diann Barbee Thoma wrote:
> Bobbi, as an aside, I'd love to know your secret with Astilbes! Are they
> another quasi-bog plant??
>
