Re: [SG] astilbe perkeo, superba
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] astilbe perkeo, superba
- From: G* M* <n*@IAW.ON.CA>
- Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1999 14:37:18 -0500
At 07:24 AM 1/9/99 EST, Kay Dye wrote:
>George,
>It sounds like you are having great success with astilbe perkeo if you have a
>border of it. Could you please give a little more information about where
>you're growing it, soil, your zone, etc.?
Sandy loam soil, ph 7.1 3%organic matter and CEC of 3,3
Location Zone 5, Niagara Peninsula, Ontario Canada. On a map locate me
between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, on the northern side, adjacent to the
city of Welland.
The perkeo receives omly morning sun, and get is shade from an eighty yr old
red oak and most of the time kept dry.
I divide my perkeo every second year for resale.
George Mannoe.