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Re: [PRIMROSES] Pulmonaria

It was somewhat surprised to read about mildew problems on the pulmonaria.
Living in the wet and rainy Pacific Northwest, I figured if there was even a
potential for a mildew problem, I would experience it.  I grow quite an
assortment of varieties, in an assortment of situations, and have only see
mildew on one species, P. angustifolia, which became compost years ago.

Now that I have said the above, I have mentally visited my pulmonarias again
and guess I have made a teller of untruths out of myself.  I have seen mildew
on sections of certain plants when neighboring plants become too friendly and
cover/smother parts of the pulmonarias, eliminating the air circulation.
Claire, are your pulmonarias receiving enough air circulation?

Robyn
Vancouver, WA, zone 6, where this year our winter has been so mild I'm still
waiting for the astilbes to go dormant and expect to see the hostas emerging
any day

In a message dated 97-12-27 10:29:08 EST, Wilddog wrote:

<< I was looking yesterday and the pulmonaria are still green. I had assumed
 that they die back without ever looking. We've had several freezes so its
 not from lack of cold. They do perk up from a drought with water but they
 really flourish in the bog area I spoke of that stays wet.
 PS I didn't have a mildew problem in the bog area that stays wet. It must
 be more cultivar specific. Sorry I don't know the cultivar I have in the bog.

 At 08:25 AM 12/27/97 EST, Kdye1 wrote:
 >Clyde and Claire,
 >I was interested in your discussion of mildew in pulmonaria.  I have never
 had
 >any pulmonaria with mildew and it surprised me to hear it is a problem with
 >some.  Could it be that Claire has much more annual rainfall and maybe not
 the
 >amount of wind that Peoria (central Ill.) has?  Clyde, do you have a big
 >problem with mildew in the Indy area?
 >My pulmonarias are from original Mrs. Moons and have seeded all over the
 >place.  I just let them go because they grow in places that get bone dry.
 >When we have a rain they just perk right back.
 >I did get David Ward at the Indy convention and I love it  It was one of the
 >last shade plants to succumb to winter.
 >
 >Kay Dye, Edelstein (Peoria, IL) Zone 5, always pushing 6
 > >>
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