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Re: [PRIMROSES] Intro

In a message dated 97-12-31 01:20:07 EST, you write:

<<  I planted one good sized C. lutea in the spring of 1996, and
 several seedlings.  I think only a couple of these plants came through the
 winter.  Was the winter a fluke?  Seedlings sprouted all over the place
 this spring.  What has the experience of others in my zone been with these?
>>

Hi Gail,

Welcome! Did you have alot of snow cover on your corydalis?

I planted 3 potted C. luteas spring of '96 in a new shade garden under an old
crab apple.  It's pretty dry and sandy there so I supplement water but
probably not enough.  Anyway, spring of '97 all 3 came up even bigger plus
about 6 seedlings.  I gave away half the seedlings and 1 of the old plants
because it seemed too crowded.
We did have LOTS of snow  cover last winter, starting early in the season.
Now THIS winter there is only about 1/2" of snow cover so far and it's suppose
to melt this weekend. :-(   I hope I don't lose the plants due to no snow!
We're on the northern edge of zone 4, just northeast of St. Paul/Mpls., MN.

Also, the crab apple keeps sending up shoots within about 3 feet of it's 12"
dia. trunk.  I never noticed this before since we always mowed the skimpy
grass here before the garden was put in.  Does anyone know if I'm I running
the risk of fire blight if I cut these off during the growing season as I find
them (about a dozen of them this past summer)?  Or should I just live with the
ugly things until winter and then cut them out.  I have the same problem in
back with a regular apple tree (8" diameter trunk) but those new shoots grow
up thick and crowded within a tight 6" circle of the trunk and reach the
lowere limbs of the tree by the time fall comes around...very ugly.  I'm
afraid to cut those before late winter too.  Any solutions?  Maybe I can put
pruning paint on the stubs if I cut during the growing season?  I suppose I
could adjust my attitude about their ugliness/beauty?

Thanks,
Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
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