Re: Cimicifuga ramosa atropurpurea

Nancy:
My experience is that cimicifuga are pretty indestructible. I tried for a
couple of years to grow them in seriously dry dark shade, and they barely
survived though one tough guy always bloomed a little. Each spring they
optimistically reappeared. When I finally moved them to a brighter,
better-drained, moister location, they had very small root systems but grew
to almost their advertised size and put on a pretty good show.
Nancy S. (NYC, zone 6B)

 >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.
>
>
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