Re: [PRIMROSES] Kirengeshoma was Planting under trees was: New

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• Subject: Re: [PRIMROSES] Kirengeshoma was Planting under trees was: New
• From: "* D* C* <m*@PIPELINE.COM>
• Date: Sun, 4 Jan 1998 21:21:48 -0500

At 06:57 PM 1/4/98 EST, you wrote:
(In fact, I treat most of my astilbes
>as annuals.I find them very hard to grow.)
>Clyde Crockett z5 ccredux@aol.com, Indy IN
>
Hi, Clyde.  I have the same problem with astilbes.  I have had some success
with drowning them in bone meal each fall, and dividing them every 4 or 5
years.  But I definitely do NOT have the luxuriant plumes one sees in the
catalogues.  Mine are in high shade, moderate moisture, ordinary garden
loam with sandy loam about 10" down; pH 6.9-7.2.  The plants are crowded in
one area and well-spaced in another; the varieties are Fanal, Deutschland,
the coral-pink one, and A. pumila chinensis.  Anybody have any suggestions?

Sheila S.
Niles MI
Z 5/6
Sheila Smith
mikecook@pipeline.com
Z 5/6

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