Re: Cimicifuga ramosa atropurpurea
Hello Nancy,
You should be able to find the Fairy candles by their old stubble. Take a
trowel and dig carefully where you planted a few. I am willing to be you have most
of them still there. You should see firm roots yet beneath the soil. Since they
did not have a chance to get established well before the drought, my guess is they
went dormant early.
I doubt you could overwater a Cimicifuga in garden soil... they mostly
appreciate the moist part and resent drying out unless they came up from seed in
that spot.
Be interesting to hear if they are still there. Let us know when the snow and
ice melts.
Gene Bush Southern Indiana Zone 6a Munchkin Nursery
around the woods - around the world
genebush@otherside.com http://www.munchkinnursery.com
----- Original Message -----
From: Nancy S. Shlaes <nsshlaes@AMERITECH.NET>
Subject: Re: [SG] Cimicifuga ramosa atropurpurea
> Paul (and others) -
>
> I put in a new garden in my front yard last June and July. I built the
> "frontest" part (closest to the streeet) around a few shrubs and Eupatorium
> 'Gateway' and Cimicifuga ramosa 'atropurpurea'--12 of them, I think. They were
> good sized, two feeet high in gallon pots but most seemed to wither and appear
to
> die by September. It was a drought time, but I watered a lot. I think I
watered
> too much. The Eupatrium did beautifully as did the woodies.
>
> What do you think I can expect this year. Do you think I watererd too much--or
> too little? Hard to say without being there, I know, but whatever you can tell
> me about their cultural needs would be appreciated.
