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[PRIMROSES] Astilbe

In a message dated 98-01-04 21:25:04 EST, Clyde and Sheila write:

<<
 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. >>

Ditto from New York.  A. pumila chinensis is the exception, does fine.

Claire Peplowski
East Nassau, NY
Zone 4 - Berkshire area
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