Re: Aralia - anybody growing?
- Subject: Re: [SG] Aralia - anybody growing?
- From: Marge Talt m*@HORT.NET
- Date: Fri, 23 Aug 2002 02:43:50 -0400
Hmmm....that's what I wondered about A. nudicaulis. I am always
very leery about plants that spread by underground stolons. Will
have to ponder on that one for a while.
Thanks for the input!
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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> From: Bill Plummer <remmulp@STNY.RR.COM>
>
> It spreads by underground stolons so can be a nuisance. The flower
head is
> unusual and attractive in its own way, but not showy. If you are
into native
> plants, it is worth growing. Incidentally, I saw Colston Borrell's
Minnesota
> Garden when the NARGS meeting was there. What Colston neglected to
mention
> was that he mulched his garden heavily so that he could grow Zone 5
and
> Zone 6 herbacious plants. His Aralia racemosa was imprssive. It may
have bee
> A. cordata though. That is what inspired me to acquire A. racemosa.
>
>
> Bill Plummer
> Painted Post, New York, USA
> Zone 5
> 77º 07' 27'' West; 42º 09' 10" North
