Re: Kalmia
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] Kalmia
- From: C* P*
- Date: Thu, 21 Dec 2000 13:46:03 EST
In a message dated 12/21/00 8:48:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,
diannthoma@EARTHLINK.NET writes:
<< Claire, I found this statement interesting, and wonder if you would expand
on it: "Since most of the named forms are grown from tissue culture, this
might be why they fail." >>
What I meant, Diane, is that since the plants are produced by tissue culture
and the parent plants could be southern, they may not do well in the north.
It is fairly well established that dogwoods for the north must be from
northern grown seed. It is possible that Kalmia may also have this
requirment.
Claire Peplowski
NYS z4
