Re: Chiastophyllum

At 03:05 PM 1/27/00 -0500, you wrote:
>I bought them both at Wayside.  I especially like its delicacy; it looks
>very nice with young ferns, especially when it flowers...you know, the
>'same-but-different' effect.  I don't remember if it has a common name; the
>only place I've ever seen it for sale is in catalogues.  I think Spring
>Hill has sold it and maybe still does.
>Sheila Smith

Sheila, You can find seeds for them in Park's catalog. I grew mine easily
from seed. When I first grew them I couldn't find any information on them
so it was a blind sowing and growing. The seeds are very tiny and so I
assumed surface sowing. The temps they germinated at was around 68 degrees
F. This was in February I potted them up soon after germination and placed
them under lights and grew them on. I acclimated them to outdoors and
planted them out in a raised bed. I have grown them in full sun (PNW
climate) and dappled to partial shade. I think they look best in shade and
now have some growing with Helleborus. The foliage of the hellebores are a
great background to these plants. The succulent leaves are nice and there
is a variegated form 'Jim's Pride' that is wonderful.

They divide easily and like well drained humus rich soil. Mine are never
fertilized and I keep meaning to try growing some that I fertilize to see
how they do, but keep forgetting to. Mine are grown in a cool maritime
climate so I wouldn't have a clue how they would do in the midwest.

Here are two pages with a little info on them that I did:

http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/perennials/chiastophyllum.html

http://www.rainyside.com/features/plant_gallery/perennials/chiastophyllum_jp
.html

I think they are sweet little plants and glad I took a chance with them
when I first found the seed. The plants I have now are divisions of the
original plants I grew. 'Jim's Pride I purchased from either Mt Tahoma
Nursery or Heronswood. Can't remember now, but think it was Mt. Tahoma.
Both are in their catalogs this year.
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Deb TT
Washington state USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 5
http://www.rainyside.com/
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